印度儿童身高:来自NFHS-4,2015-16年的事实和解释
1University of Texas, Austin, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, and r.i.c.e, a research institute for compassionate economics.
概括
印度的儿童身高在2005年至2015年之间略有增加,但在全球范围内仍然很低. 长期存在的身高相对于年龄的不利因素反映了地区,性别和种姓的不平等现象.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 人类测量学 人类测量学.
背景情况:
- 儿童的身高是营养状况和整体福祉的关键指标.
- 印度面临着显著的儿童身高赤字,儿童在全球排名最短.
- 社会经济因素和不平等在历史上影响了印度的儿童成长.
研究的目的:
- 用国家家庭健康调查-4数据分析印度儿童身高与年龄的趋势.
- 评估2005年至2015年间儿童身高对年龄的变化程度.
- 确定导致印度儿童身高缺陷的持续因素.
主要方法:
- 来自国家家庭健康调查的儿童身高年龄数据的分析-4.
- 2005年至2015年年龄的身高标准偏差的统计比较.
- 检查儿童身高结果的区域,性别和种姓差异.
主要成果:
- 从2005年到2015年,儿童的平均身高增长了大约0.4个标准偏差.
- 这一增长相对于整体高度赤字和经济进步而言被认为是温和的.
- 2015年的儿童身高仍然反映了区域,性别和种姓不利的既定模式.
结论:
- 尽管情况略有改善,但印度儿童身高仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 虽然进展有限,但这表明导致儿童身高不高的根本因素并没有得到实质性的改善.
- 解决根深蒂固的不平等问题对于改善印度儿童成长结果至关重要.
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