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Effect of parental education on child stunting
The prevalence of stunting in families in Indonesia was 33·2%, while that in Bangladesh was 50·7%. In Indonesia, greater maternal formal education led to a decrease of between 4·4%and 5%in the odds of child stunting (odds ratio per year 0·950, 95%CI 0·946–0·954 in rural settings; 0·956, 0·950–0·961 in urban settings); greater paternal formal education led to a decrease of 3%in the odds of child stunting (0·970, 0·967–0·974). In Bangladesh, greater maternal formal education led to a 4·6%decrease in the odds of child stunting (0·954, 0·951–0·957), while greater paternal formal education led to a decrease of between 2·9%and 5·4%in the odds of child stunting (0·971, 0·969–0·974 in rural settings; 0·946, 0·941–0·951 in urban settings). In Indonesia, high levels of maternal and paternal education were both associated with protective caregiving behaviours, including vitamin A capsule receipt, complete childhood immunisations, better sanitation, and use of iodised salt (all p<0·0001).
Both maternal and paternal education are strong determinants of child stunting in families in Indonesia and Bangladesh.
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