Mechanisms linking parental education and stunting

Similar findings from other studies in developing countries indicate that higher levels of maternal education are related to mothers' increased health knowledge/ understanding of health information,4 and use of health services.5 Semba's study also highlights an important methodological iss...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 371; no. 9609; pp. 280 - 281
Main Author:	Wachs, Theodore D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 26-01-2008 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Child Child Nutrition Disorders - complications Children & youth Decision making Developing Countries Education Educational Status Growth Disorders - etiology Health services Humans Immunization Intelligence Internal Medicine LDCs Parents Parents & parenting Physical growth Resource allocation Risk Factors
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Similar findings from other studies in developing countries indicate that higher levels of maternal education are related to mothers' increased health knowledge/ understanding of health information,4 and use of health services.5 Semba's study also highlights an important methodological issue, namely that association of parental education with a specific risk or protective factor does not mean that factor functions as a mediator.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Commentary-1
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60144-0