Munkhzul Zookhuu. Child undernutrition and mortality in Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS) Thailand. Master's Degree(Population and Reproductive Health Research ). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2009.
Child undernutrition and mortality in Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System (KDSS) Thailand
Abstract:
This study examines whether factors affecting child undernutrition are the
same as factors affecting child undernutrition and mortality (hereafter, referred to as
undernutrition-mortality). It is an attempt to examine the theory that child mortality is
an ultimate consequence of undernutrition and that factors affecting child
undernutrition and undernutrition-mortality are common to each other in most
developing countries such as Thailand. From KDSS 2004, 2,765 children under five
were selected. Two Partial Proportional Odds Model analyses with different dependent
and the same independent variables were undertaken. The results show that the factors
affecting child undernutrition are not exactly the same as the factors affecting child
undernutrition-mortality. However, there are several factors in common such as
household wealth, mothers education, mothers working status, and source of
drinking water. Thus, it is concluded that the results provide a conceptual proof for the
theory in KDSS context although there were some limitations in the study.
Longitudinal studies should be undertaken in order to suggest empirical proof for the
theory.
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