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Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea: Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five

dc.contributor.author Hou, Xiaohui
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-16T15:09:31Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-16T15:09:31Z
dc.date.issued 2015-06
dc.description.abstract Maternal and child undernutrition is a pervasive and detrimental condition in Papua New Guinea. Despite rapid economic growth during the past decade, the stunting rate for children under 5, one of the primary indicators for child undernutrition, was estimated at 46 percent in Papua New Guinea in 2010, stagnant from 44 percent in 2005. This paper analyzes the association between the demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and health-related factors on nutritional status for children under age 5 years, using the 2009–10 Papua New Guinea Household Income and Expenditure Survey. Stunting and underweight rates sharply rise in the first 24 months. Even in the better-off quintiles, children suffer from suboptimal breastfeeding and complementary food in the first 24 months. In general, the regression results showed that household wealth and geographic location are crucial factors that contribute to children’s malnutrition. More importantly, food quality, measured by protein intake, has significant predicting power on child malnutrition. Broadly increasing socioeconomic status and improving the quantity and quality of caloric intake are general steps to improving health outcomes in Papua New Guinea. In addition, three key areas were identified as critical to alleviating the persistent and detrimental stunting rate in the country: (1) exclusive breastfeeding and complementary food; (2) interventions by health workers; and (3) nutrition education. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24611773/stagnant-stunting-rate-despite-rapid-economic-growth-papua-new-guineafactors-correlated-malnutrition-among-children-under-five
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22173
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7301
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject BIRTH
dc.subject POVERTY LINE
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject DIETARY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subject CHILD STUNTING
dc.subject SALT IODIZATION
dc.subject IODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subject SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject VITAMINS
dc.subject SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject INFANT FEEDING
dc.subject ILLITERACY
dc.subject UNDERWEIGHT RATES
dc.subject PROTEIN
dc.subject CALORIES
dc.subject VITAMIN A
dc.subject REGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject MORBIDITY
dc.subject NUTRITION STATUS
dc.subject FOOD QUALITY
dc.subject NUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subject COMPLEMENTARY FOOD
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject WASTING
dc.subject FOOD POLICY
dc.subject HEALTH
dc.subject POLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject ANEMIA PREVALENCE
dc.subject HUNGER
dc.subject NUTRIENTS
dc.subject PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject CALORIC INTAKE
dc.subject CHILD GROWTH
dc.subject NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject REGION
dc.subject ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject ANEMIA
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject MALNUTRITION RATES
dc.subject DIABETES
dc.subject RURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subject HEALTH STATUS
dc.subject DISEASES
dc.subject IRON
dc.subject INFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subject INTERVENTION
dc.subject CAPACITY
dc.subject FOOD RESEARCH
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject VEGETABLES
dc.subject NUTRITION POLICY
dc.subject MORTALITY
dc.subject IODIZATION
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subject WEIGHT GAIN
dc.subject ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject FOOD ACCESS
dc.subject NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject DIET
dc.subject NUTRIENT
dc.subject STAPLE FOODS
dc.subject CONSUMPTION
dc.subject EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.subject IODINE
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject HUMAN NUTRITION
dc.subject HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject DIARRHEA
dc.subject MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN
dc.subject NUTRITION EDUCATION
dc.subject SEVERE MALNUTRITION
dc.subject MALNUTRITION
dc.subject CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject FOOD
dc.subject MALARIA
dc.subject SURVEYS
dc.subject POLICY
dc.subject CHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subject RISK FACTORS
dc.subject CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject WASTED CHILDREN
dc.subject FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject WEIGHT
dc.subject GROWTH MONITORING
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subject ANIMAL PROTEIN
dc.subject FEEDING
dc.subject NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject OBESITY
dc.subject CHILDREN
dc.subject FOOD INTAKE
dc.subject REGIONS
dc.subject EDUCATION
dc.subject UNDERNUTRITION
dc.subject SPATIAL VARIATIONS
dc.subject LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subject POVERTY
dc.subject STUNTING
dc.subject INFECTION
dc.subject INFANTS
dc.subject POPULATION
dc.subject NUTRITION SURVEYS
dc.subject RICE
dc.subject NUTRITIONISTS
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject MICRONUTRIENTS
dc.subject STRATEGY
dc.subject POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subject EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject POORER FAMILIES
dc.subject SOCIAL WORKERS
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subject PREGNANCY
dc.subject VITAMIN
dc.subject BREASTFEEDING
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject MINERALS
dc.subject GROWTH
dc.title Stagnant Stunting Rate Despite Rapid Economic Growth in Papua New Guinea en
dc.title.subtitle Factors Correlated with Malnutrition among Children under Five en
dc.type Working Paper en
dc.type Document de travail fr
dc.type Documento de trabajo es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2015-06-10
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24611773/stagnant-stunting-rate-despite-rapid-economic-growth-papua-new-guineafactors-correlated-malnutrition-among-children-under-five
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-7301
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b082f16564_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 24611773
okr.identifier.report WPS7301
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/06/10/090224b082f16564/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Stagnant0stunt00children0under0five.pdf en
okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Papua New Guinea
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Nutrition
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population & Development
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Poverty and Health
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Pro-Poor Growth
okr.unit Health Nutrition and Population Global Practice Group
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