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Household wealth and child health in India

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  • Satvika Chalasani
  • Shea Rutstein

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Using data from the Indian National Family Health Surveys (1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-06), this study examined how the relationship between household wealth and child health evolved during a time of significant economic change in India. The main predictor was an innovative measure of household wealth that captures changes in wealth over time. Discrete-time logistic models (with community fixed effects) were used to examine mortality and malnutrition outcomes: infant, child, and under-5 mortality; stunting, wasting, and being underweight. Analysis was conducted at the national, urban/rural, and regional levels, separately for boys and girls. The results indicate that the relationship between household wealth and under-5 mortality weakened over time but this result was dominated by infant mortality. The relationship between wealth and child mortality stayed strong for girls. The relationship between household wealth and malnutrition became stronger over time for boys and particularly for girls, in urban and (especially) rural areas.

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  • Satvika Chalasani & Shea Rutstein, 2014. "Household wealth and child health in India," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 68(1), pages 15-41, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:68:y:2014:i:1:p:15-41
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2013.795601
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    3. Chowdhury, Sourav & Kasemi, Nuruzzaman & Singh, Aditya & Chakrabarty, Mahashweta & Singh, Shivani, 2023. "Decomposing the gap in undernutrition among under-five children between EAG and non-EAG states of India," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    4. Biplab Dhak, 2021. "Socio-economic inequalities of child undernutrition in Gujarat: over-time change and inter-district disparities," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 23(1), pages 153-165, June.
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    6. Sowmya Dhanaraj, 2015. "Determinants of Child Health: An Empirical Analysis," Working Papers 2015-136, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.

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