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Maternal education and child health outcomes in South Africa: A panel data analysis

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  • Abieyuwa Ohonba
  • Nicholas Ngepah
  • Beatrice Simo-Kengne

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This study empirically assesses the relationship between mothers’ education and child health using continuous and binary proxies of child health outcomes. A panel, using four waves of the National Income Dynamic Study and a battery of estimation techniques, was employed. The results suggest that maternal education plays a large and significant role in explaining child health outcomes in South Africa. Our results also suggest that maternal education is relevant in respect to stunted growth (stunting). However, the effects of maternal education vary along races, implying levels of inequality. The effects are stronger in the black and coloured populations, possibly due to educational deficits. This suggests a need in improving the educational opportunities for these groups. We suggest that maternal education can significantly contribute to reducing the high degree of inequality in South Africa.

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  • Abieyuwa Ohonba & Nicholas Ngepah & Beatrice Simo-Kengne, 2019. "Maternal education and child health outcomes in South Africa: A panel data analysis," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(1), pages 33-49, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:36:y:2019:i:1:p:33-49
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2018.1456908
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    1. Olivia Nankinga & Betty Kwagala & Eddy J Walakira, 2019. "Maternal employment and child nutritional status in Uganda," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Marisa von Fintel, 2021. "Chronic Child Poverty and Health Outcomes in South Africa Using a Multidimensional Poverty Measure," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 14(4), pages 1571-1596, August.

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