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Economic analysis on the socioeconomic determinants of child malnutrition in Lao PDR

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Yusuke Kamiya (Ph.D candidate, Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP),Osaka University)
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The prevalence of stunting and underweight among Lao children is amongst the highest in the region. This paper provides a theoretical framework which integrates the mechanism of child malnutrition and a household decision-making behaviour and investigates the relationship between socioeconomic factors and child health outcomes. Using the Lao Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 3 dataset, it reveals that motherfs age and education level, ethnicity, household assets and community factors such as water, sanitation and communication infrastructure have a statistically significant impact on child nutritional status. The unobserved heterogeneities of both household and community are also found to be associated with child nutrition production.

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Paper provided by Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University in its series OSIPP Discussion Paper with number 09E007.

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Date of creation: Oct 2009
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Keywords: Child malnutrition; Anthropometrics; Stunting; Wasting; Underweight; Social determinants of health; Millennium Development Goal (MDG); Health policies; Lao PDR (Laos);

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I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
O15 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O21 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy

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