Children's nutrition in Jamaica: do household structure and household economic resources matter?
Children's nutrition in Jamaica: do household structure and household economic resources matter?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.09.017
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
DeJong, G
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作者：
Bronte-Tinkew, J;DeJong, G
本研究评估了牙买加家庭结构和资源稀释特征对儿童营养状况的影响。该研究有两个目标：（1）比较不同类型的家庭结构（例如单亲、双亲、同居和多子女）对儿童营养（年龄身高低）的影响； (2) 检验家庭结构和家庭资源是否相互作用，从而影响儿童营养。我们使用牙买加 1996 年生活水平测量研究调查的数据和一系列逻辑回归模型来检验从当前儿童福祉文献中得出的假设。结果显示，生活在单亲家庭和同居家庭会增加儿童发育迟缓的几率。分析还表明，有兄弟姐妹的单亲低收入家庭和有兄弟姐妹的低收入大家庭的孩子更有可能出现较低的年龄身高。这项研究得出的关键政策含义是，家庭结构对于了解加勒比地区儿童的营养状况非常重要。 (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
This study assesses the influence of household structure and resource dilution characteristics on children's nutritional status in Jamaica. The study has two objectives: (1) to compare the impact of different types of household structures (e.g. single parent, two parent, cohabiting and extended) on child nutrition (low height for age); and (2) to examine whether household structure and household resources interact to affect child nutrition in this context.We use data from the Jamaica 1996 Living Standards Measurement Study Survey and a series of logistic regression models to test hypotheses derived from the current child well-being literature. The results show that living in a single-parent household and a cohabiting household increases the odds of stunting for children. The analysis also indicates that children in single-parent low-income families with siblings and low-income extended families with siblings are more likely to have low height for age. The key policy implication that emerges from this study is that household structure is important for understanding children's nutritional outcomes in the Caribbean. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.