Severity and determinants of stunting in children under age 2 years in Odisha (India): a tribal v/s non-tribal analysis
- 24 April 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Asian Ethnicity
- Vol. 19 (4), 489-508
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2018.1465339
Abstract
Prevalence of stunting among India’s tribal under-five children has witnessed a 3% annual decline in the last 8 years. Cross-sectional data of 1000 children (287 tribal and 713 non-tribal) aged 0–23 months from Odisha’s Rapid Survey of Children (RSOC, 2014) was analysed to identify the predictors of stunting and severe stunting among tribal children and to suggest policy and programme implications. Results show significant determinants of childhood stunting to be birth order, maternal illiteracy and determinants for severe stunting were maternal age <18 years at marriage and <20 years at birth, and <3 antenatal clinic visits. Severe stunting in tribal children was predicted by basic causes: poverty and maternal age <20 years at first birth and age <18 years at marriage. Findings strongly suggest to accelerate efforts towards reducing childhood stunting in Odisha more specifically among tribal children for whom a special strategy is urgently warranted.Keywords
Funding Information
- UNICEF
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