Socioeconomic Inequalities Persist Despite Declining Stunting Prevalence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global stunting prevalence has been nearly halved between 1990 and 2016, but it remains unclear whether this decline has benefited poor and rural populations within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Objective

We assessed time trends in stunting among children <5 y of age (under-5) according to household wealth and place of residence in 67 LMICs.

Methods

Stunting prevalence was analyzed in 217 nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys from 67 countries with ≥2 surveys between 1993 and 2014. National estimates were stratified by wealth and area of residence, comparing the poorest 40% with the wealthiest 60%, and those residing in urban and rural areas. Time trends were calculated for LMICs by using

SUBMITTER: da Silva ICM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6084584 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature