Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?

This paper reviews what is known about the causes of socioeconomic inequalities in child health and thus the points where programs aimed at reducing child health inequalities should be focused. The proximate determinants affect child health direct...

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Main Authors:	Wagstaff, Adam, Bustreo, Flavia, Bryce, Jennifer, Claeson, Mariam, Axelsson, Henrik
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DISCUSSION FACSIMILE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ISBN NUTRITION PUBLISHING CHILD HEALTH HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM HEALTH CARE SOCIAL PROGRAMS NUTRITION & HEALTH CARE FOOD ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/4068110/inequalitites-child-health-narrowing-gap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13712

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spelling	okr-10986-137122021-04-23T14:03:09Z Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap? Wagstaff, Adam Bustreo, Flavia Bryce, Jennifer Claeson, Mariam Axelsson, Henrik DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DISCUSSION FACSIMILE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ISBN NUTRITION PUBLISHING CHILD HEALTH HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM HEALTH CARE SOCIAL PROGRAMS NUTRITION & HEALTH CARE NUTRITION FOOD ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS This paper reviews what is known about the causes of socioeconomic inequalities in child health and thus the points where programs aimed at reducing child health inequalities should be focused. The proximate determinants affect child health directly and include food and nutrition, indoor air pollution, hygiene and other preventive activities, and care during illness. The underlying determinants affect outcomes indirectly through their effect on the proximate determinants, and include financial barriers, health care provision, maternal education, and water, sanitation and the home environment. The authors review the socioeconomic distribution of both determinants and find that for most determinants, poor children fare significantly worse than their better-off peers. We also overview what is known about the success of actual programs in narrowing socioeconomic inequalities in child health. The paper ends with lessons learned and with a call for action - for a new approach to improving the health of all children that is evidence-based, broad, and multifaceted, and for the development of better evidence on how programs can reduce child health inequalities. 2013-05-30T18:57:59Z 2013-05-30T18:57:59Z 2003-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/4068110/inequalitites-child-health-narrowing-gap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13712 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DISCUSSION FACSIMILE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ISBN NUTRITION PUBLISHING CHILD HEALTH HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM HEALTH CARE SOCIAL PROGRAMS NUTRITION & HEALTH CARE NUTRITION FOOD ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
spellingShingle	DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DISCUSSION FACSIMILE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ISBN NUTRITION PUBLISHING CHILD HEALTH HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM HEALTH CARE SOCIAL PROGRAMS NUTRITION & HEALTH CARE NUTRITION FOOD ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Wagstaff, Adam Bustreo, Flavia Bryce, Jennifer Claeson, Mariam Axelsson, Henrik Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?
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description	This paper reviews what is known about the causes of socioeconomic inequalities in child health and thus the points where programs aimed at reducing child health inequalities should be focused. The proximate determinants affect child health directly and include food and nutrition, indoor air pollution, hygiene and other preventive activities, and care during illness. The underlying determinants affect outcomes indirectly through their effect on the proximate determinants, and include financial barriers, health care provision, maternal education, and water, sanitation and the home environment. The authors review the socioeconomic distribution of both determinants and find that for most determinants, poor children fare significantly worse than their better-off peers. We also overview what is known about the success of actual programs in narrowing socioeconomic inequalities in child health. The paper ends with lessons learned and with a call for action - for a new approach to improving the health of all children that is evidence-based, broad, and multifaceted, and for the development of better evidence on how programs can reduce child health inequalities.
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author	Wagstaff, Adam Bustreo, Flavia Bryce, Jennifer Claeson, Mariam Axelsson, Henrik
author_facet	Wagstaff, Adam Bustreo, Flavia Bryce, Jennifer Claeson, Mariam Axelsson, Henrik
author_sort	Wagstaff, Adam
title	Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?
title_short	Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?
title_full	Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?
title_fullStr	Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?
title_full_unstemmed	Inequalitites in Child Health : Are We Narrowing the Gap?
title_sort	inequalitites in child health : are we narrowing the gap?
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/4068110/inequalitites-child-health-narrowing-gap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13712
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