Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas
Reducing child undernutrition is a key social policy objective of the Ethiopian government. Despite substantial reduction over the past decade and a half, child undernutrition is still high. With 48 percent of children stunted, underweight, or wasted, undernutrition remains an important child he...
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okr-10986-239242021-04-23T14:04:18Z Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas Sohnesen, Thomas Pave Ambel, Alemayehu Fisker, Peter Andrews, Colin Khan, Qaiser SANITATION WASTE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BIRTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD STUNTING STUNTED CHILDREN MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION AGED UNDERWEIGHT RATES FAMILY AGE PREVENTION CHILDHOOD MORBIDITY SOCIAL POLICY CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES SERVICES MOTHERS HEALTH CARE WASTING FAMILY PLANNING UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN CHILD MORBIDITY HEALTH MALNUTRITION CS CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION ADULTS SURVEYS MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES CHILD TRANSMISSION CHILD MALNUTRITION WASTE DISPOSAL CHILD GROWTH HEALTH FACILITIES PUBLIC HEALTH FOOD INSECURITY WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN HEALTH FACILITY EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION IMMUNIZATION STUNTING PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS OBSERVATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION STRATEGY DISASTERS FAMILIES WOMEN ORPHANS PREVENTION OF MOTHER HEALTH SERVICES PREGNANCY MORTALITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS Reducing child undernutrition is a key social policy objective of the Ethiopian government. Despite substantial reduction over the past decade and a half, child undernutrition is still high. With 48 percent of children stunted, underweight, or wasted, undernutrition remains an important child health challenge. The existing literature highlights that the targeting of efforts to reduce undernutrition in Ethiopia is inefficient, in part because of the lack of data and updated information. This paper remedies some of this shortfall by estimating levels of stunting and underweight in each woreda for 2014. The estimates are small area estimations based on the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey and the latest population census. It is shown that small area estimations are powerful predictors of undernutrition, even controlling for household characteristics, such as wealth and education, and hence a valuable targeting metric. The results show large variations in share of children undernourished in each region, more than between regions. The results also show that the locations with larger challenges depend on the chosen undernutrition statistic, as the share, number, and concentration of undernourished children point to vastly different locations. There is limited correlation between the shares of children underweight and stunted across woredas, indicating that different locations face different challenges. 2016-03-09T23:30:08Z 2016-03-09T23:30:08Z 2016-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25994085/small-area-estimation-child-malnutrition-ethiopian-woredas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23924 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7581 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ethiopia |
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SANITATION WASTE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BIRTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD STUNTING STUNTED CHILDREN MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION AGED UNDERWEIGHT RATES FAMILY AGE PREVENTION CHILDHOOD MORBIDITY SOCIAL POLICY CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES SERVICES MOTHERS HEALTH CARE WASTING FAMILY PLANNING UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN CHILD MORBIDITY HEALTH MALNUTRITION CS CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION ADULTS SURVEYS MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES CHILD TRANSMISSION CHILD MALNUTRITION WASTE DISPOSAL CHILD GROWTH HEALTH FACILITIES PUBLIC HEALTH FOOD INSECURITY WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN HEALTH FACILITY EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION IMMUNIZATION STUNTING PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS OBSERVATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION STRATEGY DISASTERS FAMILIES WOMEN ORPHANS PREVENTION OF MOTHER HEALTH SERVICES PREGNANCY MORTALITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS |
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SANITATION WASTE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BIRTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD STUNTING STUNTED CHILDREN MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION AGED UNDERWEIGHT RATES FAMILY AGE PREVENTION CHILDHOOD MORBIDITY SOCIAL POLICY CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES SERVICES MOTHERS HEALTH CARE WASTING FAMILY PLANNING UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN CHILD MORBIDITY HEALTH MALNUTRITION CS CHILD NUTRITION NUTRITION ADULTS SURVEYS MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES CHILD TRANSMISSION CHILD MALNUTRITION WASTE DISPOSAL CHILD GROWTH HEALTH FACILITIES PUBLIC HEALTH FOOD INSECURITY WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN HEALTH FACILITY EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION IMMUNIZATION STUNTING PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS OBSERVATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION STRATEGY DISASTERS FAMILIES WOMEN ORPHANS PREVENTION OF MOTHER HEALTH SERVICES PREGNANCY MORTALITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS Sohnesen, Thomas Pave Ambel, Alemayehu Fisker, Peter Andrews, Colin Khan, Qaiser Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas |
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Reducing child undernutrition is a key social policy objective
of the Ethiopian government. Despite substantial reduction
over the past decade and a half, child undernutrition is still
high. With 48 percent of children stunted, underweight, or
wasted, undernutrition remains an important child health
challenge. The existing literature highlights that the targeting
of efforts to reduce undernutrition in Ethiopia is
inefficient, in part because of the lack of data and updated
information. This paper remedies some of this shortfall
by estimating levels of stunting and underweight in each
woreda for 2014. The estimates are small area estimations
based on the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey and
the latest population census. It is shown that small area
estimations are powerful predictors of undernutrition, even
controlling for household characteristics, such as wealth and
education, and hence a valuable targeting metric. The results
show large variations in share of children undernourished
in each region, more than between regions. The results also
show that the locations with larger challenges depend on the
chosen undernutrition statistic, as the share, number, and
concentration of undernourished children point to vastly
different locations. There is limited correlation between the
shares of children underweight and stunted across woredas,
indicating that different locations face different challenges. |
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Working Paper |
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Sohnesen, Thomas Pave Ambel, Alemayehu Fisker, Peter Andrews, Colin Khan, Qaiser |
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Sohnesen, Thomas Pave Ambel, Alemayehu Fisker, Peter Andrews, Colin Khan, Qaiser |
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Sohnesen, Thomas Pave |
| title |
Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas |
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Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas |
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Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas |
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Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas |
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Small Area Estimation of Child Malnutrition in Ethiopian Woredas |
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small area estimation of child malnutrition in ethiopian woredas |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25994085/small-area-estimation-child-malnutrition-ethiopian-woredas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23924 |
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