Distribution of child health indicators according to internal migration and various social variables in Turkey

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Gulcan Santas1, Mehmet Ali Eryurt2

  • 1Health Management, Yozgat Bozok University, Turkey gulcan.santas@bozok.edu.tr.

Rural and Remote Health
|January 15, 2020
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Internal migration and socioeconomic factors impact child health indicators in Turkey. Rural areas show higher rates of low birth weight and stunting, while urban areas have more overweight/obese children.

Area of Science:

  • Child Health Indicators
  • Demography
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Birth weight, stunting, and overweight/obesity are critical child health indicators globally.
  • Sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, alongside migration, can influence these outcomes.
  • Internal migration patterns may affect child health status in Turkey.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the distribution of internal migration and its association with child health indicators in Turkey.
  • To analyze sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors influencing birth weight, stunting, and overweight/obesity in children under five.
  • To investigate the trends of these indicators between 1993 and 2013.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from five nationally representative Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys (1993-2013).
  • Employed logistic regression analysis to assess the impact of migration, sociodemographic, and socioeconomic factors.
  • Analyzed child health outcomes including birth weight, stunting, and overweight/obesity.

Main Results:

  • Inadequate birth weight and stunting were higher in rural and urban-to-rural migrant children compared to urban children.
  • Overweight/obesity was more prevalent in urban children than in rural children.
  • Maternal education, birth order, prenatal care, age, gender, and residential area significantly affected child health indicators.

Conclusions:

  • Regional disparities create disadvantages for children in vulnerable areas.
  • Policymakers must address these disparities to improve child health outcomes.
  • Targeted interventions are needed for children in disadvantaged regions.
Abstract

Keywords:
Demographic and Health SurveyTurkeyhealth policyinternal migrationsociodemographic factorssocioeconomic factorschildren under five

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