Time trends in socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence: analyses of repeated national surveys.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:Much is known about national trends in child undernutrition, but there is little information on how socio-economic inequalities are evolving over time. We aimed to assess socio-economic inequalities in stunting prevalence over time. DESIGN:We selected nationally representative surveys carried out since the mid-1990s for which information was available on asset indices and on child anthropometry. We identified twenty-five countries that had at least two surveys over an interval of 10 years or more, totalling eighty-seven surveys. Stunting prevalence was calculated according to wealth quintiles. Absolute and relative inequalities were calculated and time trends were obtained by regression. Setting Nationally representative household surveys from twenty-five low- and middle-income countries. SUBJECTS:Children <5 years of age. RESULTS:National prevalence declined significantly in twenty-two of the twenty-five countries. In eighteen out of twenty-five countries, relative reductions were higher among the rich than among the poor. Overall, there was no indication that inequalities improved. Striking examples are Nepal, with a 17·0 percentage points decline in stunting per decade, but where inequalities increased sharply; and Brazil, where stunting fell by 6·7 percentage points and inequalities were all but eliminated. CONCLUSIONS:Global progress in reducing stunting has not been accompanied by improved equity, but countries varied markedly in how successful they were in reducing prevalence among the poorest children. It is important to document how some countries were able to reduce inequalities, so that these lessons can be used to foster global progress, particularly in light of the increased importance of within-country inequalities in the post-2015 agenda.

journal_name

Public Health Nutr

journal_title

Public health nutrition

authors

Restrepo-Méndez MC,Barros AJ,Black RE,Victora CG

doi

10.1017/S1368980014002924

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-08-01 00:00:00

pages

2097-104

issue

12

eissn

1368-9800

issn

1475-2727

pii

S1368980014002924

journal_volume

18

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