Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five
Maternal and child undernutrition is a pervasive and detrimental condition in Papua New Guinea. Despite rapid economic growth during the past decade, the stunting rate for children under 5, one of the primary indicators for child undernutrition, wa...
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okr-10986-221732021-04-23T14:04:07Z Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five Hou, Xiaohui CHILD HEALTH BIRTH POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH DIETARY IMPROVEMENT CHILD STUNTING SALT IODIZATION IODINE DEFICIENCY SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS VITAMINS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS INFANT FEEDING ILLITERACY UNDERWEIGHT RATES PROTEIN CALORIES VITAMIN A REGIONAL LEVEL MORBIDITY NUTRITION STATUS FOOD QUALITY NUTRITION OUTCOMES COMPLEMENTARY FOOD HEALTH CARE WASTING FOOD POLICY HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS HEALTH WORKERS ANEMIA PREVALENCE HUNGER NUTRIENTS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN CALORIC INTAKE CHILD GROWTH NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES PUBLIC HEALTH REGION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ANEMIA KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT MALNUTRITION RATES DIABETES RURAL POPULATIONS HEALTH STATUS DISEASES IRON INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOUSEHOLD HEAD INTERVENTION CAPACITY FOOD RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME ORGANIZATIONS VEGETABLES NUTRITION POLICY MORTALITY IODIZATION HOUSEHOLD HEADS WEIGHT GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOOD ACCESS NUTRITIONAL STATUS DIET NUTRIENT STAPLE FOODS CONSUMPTION EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES FOOD SECURITY WORKERS IODINE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER HUMAN NUTRITION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH OUTCOMES DIARRHEA MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN NUTRITION EDUCATION SEVERE MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION FOOD MALARIA SURVEYS POLICY CHILD MALNUTRITION RISK FACTORS CHILD MORTALITY WASTED CHILDREN FOOD INSECURITY WEIGHT GROWTH MONITORING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ANIMAL PROTEIN FEEDING NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS OBESITY CHILDREN FOOD INTAKE REGIONS EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION SPATIAL VARIATIONS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT POVERTY STUNTING INFECTION INFANTS POPULATION NUTRITION SURVEYS RICE NUTRITIONISTS POLICY RESEARCH MICRONUTRIENTS STRATEGY POVERTY ASSESSMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES POORER FAMILIES SOCIAL WORKERS HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PREGNANCY VITAMIN BREASTFEEDING DEVELOPMENT POLICY MINERALS GROWTH Maternal and child undernutrition is a pervasive and detrimental condition in Papua New Guinea. Despite rapid economic growth during the past decade, the stunting rate for children under 5, one of the primary indicators for child undernutrition, was estimated at 46 percent in Papua New Guinea in 2010, stagnant from 44 percent in 2005. This paper analyzes the association between the demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and health-related factors on nutritional status for children under age 5 years, using the 2009–10 Papua New Guinea Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Stunting and underweight rates sharply rise in the first 24 months. Even in the better-off quintiles, children suffer from suboptimal breastfeeding and complementary food in the first 24 months. In general, the regression results showed that household wealth and geographic location are crucial factors that contribute to children’s malnutrition. More importantly, food quality, measured by protein intake, has significant predicting power on child malnutrition. Broadly increasing socioeconomic status and improving the quantity and quality of caloric intake are general steps to improving health outcomes in Papua New Guinea. In addition, three key areas were identified as critical to alleviating the persistent and detrimental stunting rate in the country: (1) exclusive breastfeeding and complementary food; (2) interventions by health workers; and (3) nutrition education. 2015-07-16T15:09:31Z 2015-07-16T15:09:31Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24611773/stagnant-stunting-rate-despite-rapid-economic-growth-papua-new-guineafactors-correlated-malnutrition-among-children-under-five http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22173 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7301 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Papua New Guinea |
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CHILD HEALTH BIRTH POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH DIETARY IMPROVEMENT CHILD STUNTING SALT IODIZATION IODINE DEFICIENCY SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS VITAMINS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS INFANT FEEDING ILLITERACY UNDERWEIGHT RATES PROTEIN CALORIES VITAMIN A REGIONAL LEVEL MORBIDITY NUTRITION STATUS FOOD QUALITY NUTRITION OUTCOMES COMPLEMENTARY FOOD HEALTH CARE WASTING FOOD POLICY HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS HEALTH WORKERS ANEMIA PREVALENCE HUNGER NUTRIENTS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN CALORIC INTAKE CHILD GROWTH NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES PUBLIC HEALTH REGION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ANEMIA KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT MALNUTRITION RATES DIABETES RURAL POPULATIONS HEALTH STATUS DISEASES IRON INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOUSEHOLD HEAD INTERVENTION CAPACITY FOOD RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME ORGANIZATIONS VEGETABLES NUTRITION POLICY MORTALITY IODIZATION HOUSEHOLD HEADS WEIGHT GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOOD ACCESS NUTRITIONAL STATUS DIET NUTRIENT STAPLE FOODS CONSUMPTION EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES FOOD SECURITY WORKERS IODINE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER HUMAN NUTRITION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH OUTCOMES DIARRHEA MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN NUTRITION EDUCATION SEVERE MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION FOOD MALARIA SURVEYS POLICY CHILD MALNUTRITION RISK FACTORS CHILD MORTALITY WASTED CHILDREN FOOD INSECURITY WEIGHT GROWTH MONITORING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ANIMAL PROTEIN FEEDING NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS OBESITY CHILDREN FOOD INTAKE REGIONS EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION SPATIAL VARIATIONS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT POVERTY STUNTING INFECTION INFANTS POPULATION NUTRITION SURVEYS RICE NUTRITIONISTS POLICY RESEARCH MICRONUTRIENTS STRATEGY POVERTY ASSESSMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES POORER FAMILIES SOCIAL WORKERS HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PREGNANCY VITAMIN BREASTFEEDING DEVELOPMENT POLICY MINERALS GROWTH |
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CHILD HEALTH BIRTH POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH DIETARY IMPROVEMENT CHILD STUNTING SALT IODIZATION IODINE DEFICIENCY SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS VITAMINS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS INFANT FEEDING ILLITERACY UNDERWEIGHT RATES PROTEIN CALORIES VITAMIN A REGIONAL LEVEL MORBIDITY NUTRITION STATUS FOOD QUALITY NUTRITION OUTCOMES COMPLEMENTARY FOOD HEALTH CARE WASTING FOOD POLICY HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS HEALTH WORKERS ANEMIA PREVALENCE HUNGER NUTRIENTS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN CALORIC INTAKE CHILD GROWTH NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES PUBLIC HEALTH REGION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ANEMIA KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT MALNUTRITION RATES DIABETES RURAL POPULATIONS HEALTH STATUS DISEASES IRON INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOUSEHOLD HEAD INTERVENTION CAPACITY FOOD RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME ORGANIZATIONS VEGETABLES NUTRITION POLICY MORTALITY IODIZATION HOUSEHOLD HEADS WEIGHT GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOOD ACCESS NUTRITIONAL STATUS DIET NUTRIENT STAPLE FOODS CONSUMPTION EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT RURAL COMMUNITIES FOOD SECURITY WORKERS IODINE POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER HUMAN NUTRITION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH OUTCOMES DIARRHEA MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN NUTRITION EDUCATION SEVERE MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION FOOD MALARIA SURVEYS POLICY CHILD MALNUTRITION RISK FACTORS CHILD MORTALITY WASTED CHILDREN FOOD INSECURITY WEIGHT GROWTH MONITORING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ANIMAL PROTEIN FEEDING NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS OBESITY CHILDREN FOOD INTAKE REGIONS EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION SPATIAL VARIATIONS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT POVERTY STUNTING INFECTION INFANTS POPULATION NUTRITION SURVEYS RICE NUTRITIONISTS POLICY RESEARCH MICRONUTRIENTS STRATEGY POVERTY ASSESSMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES POORER FAMILIES SOCIAL WORKERS HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PREGNANCY VITAMIN BREASTFEEDING DEVELOPMENT POLICY MINERALS GROWTH Hou, Xiaohui Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five |
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Maternal and child undernutrition is a
pervasive and detrimental condition in Papua New Guinea.
Despite rapid economic growth during the past decade, the
stunting rate for children under 5, one of the primary
indicators for child undernutrition, was estimated at 46
percent in Papua New Guinea in 2010, stagnant from 44
percent in 2005. This paper analyzes the association between
the demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and
health-related factors on nutritional status for children
under age 5 years, using the 2009–10 Papua New Guinea
Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Stunting and
underweight rates sharply rise in the first 24 months. Even
in the better-off quintiles, children suffer from suboptimal
breastfeeding and complementary food in the first 24 months.
In general, the regression results showed that household
wealth and geographic location are crucial factors that
contribute to children’s malnutrition. More importantly,
food quality, measured by protein intake, has significant
predicting power on child malnutrition. Broadly increasing
socioeconomic status and improving the quantity and quality
of caloric intake are general steps to improving health
outcomes in Papua New Guinea. In addition, three key areas
were identified as critical to alleviating the persistent
and detrimental stunting rate in the country: (1) exclusive
breastfeeding and complementary food; (2) interventions by
health workers; and (3) nutrition education. |
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Hou, Xiaohui |
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Hou, Xiaohui |
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Hou, Xiaohui |
| title |
Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five |
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Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five |
| title_full |
Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five |
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Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five |
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Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea : Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five |
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stagnant stunting rate despite rapid economic growth in papua new guinea : factors correlated with malnutrition among children under five |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24611773/stagnant-stunting-rate-despite-rapid-economic-growth-papua-new-guineafactors-correlated-malnutrition-among-children-under-five http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22173 |
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