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      Household wealth and child health in India.

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      Population studies

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          Using data from the Indian National Family Health Surveys (1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-06), this study examined how the relationship between household wealth and child health evolved during a time of significant economic change in India. The main predictor was an innovative measure of household wealth that captures changes in wealth over time. Discrete-time logistic models (with community fixed effects) were used to examine mortality and malnutrition outcomes: infant, child, and under-5 mortality; stunting, wasting, and being underweight. Analysis was conducted at the national, urban/rural, and regional levels, separately for boys and girls. The results indicate that the relationship between household wealth and under-5 mortality weakened over time but this result was dominated by infant mortality. The relationship between wealth and child mortality stayed strong for girls. The relationship between household wealth and malnutrition became stronger over time for boys and particularly for girls, in urban and (especially) rural areas.

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          Journal
          Popul Stud (Camb)
          Population studies
          1477-4747
          0032-4728
          Mar 2014
          : 68
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] a Population Council.
          Article
          10.1080/00324728.2013.795601
          23767406
          4ebe03b0-1cdc-480f-92e1-ec37ee5b4112
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