Whose education affects a child’s nutritional status? From parents' to household's education

Whose education affects a child’s nutritional status?

BACKGROUND The paper engages in the ongoing debate regarding the determinants of child nutrition in developing countries and stresses the potential contribution of the education of household members other than the child’s parents. OBJECTIVE The aim of the paper is threefold: (1) to verify whether there is evidence of the key role of parents’ education for children’s nutrition; (2) to explore th...

Education and nutritional status of orphans and children of HIV-infected parents in Kenya.

We examined whether orphaned and fostered children and children of HIV-infected parents are disadvantaged in schooling, nutrition, and health care. We analyzed data on 2,756 children aged 0-4 years and 4,172 children aged 6-14 years included in the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, with linked anonymous HIV testing, using multivariate logistic regression. Results indicate that orphans, ...

Effect of a School-based Nutrition Education Program on the Nutritional Status of Primary School Children

Background and Objectives: Regarding the high prevalence of unhealthy food habits among Iranian children, we aimed to assess the effect of a school-based nutrition education program on nutritional status of primary school students in Shiraz. Materials and Methods: This randomized educational controlled trial was carried out on 221 primary school age children selected by cluster sampling in t...

Whose Education Counts? The Impact of Grown Children’s Education on the Physical Functioning of Their Parents in Taiwan

Empowering Parents to Improve Education: Evidence from Rural Mexico

Mexico’s compensatory education program provides extra resources to primary schools that enroll disadvantaged students in highly disadvantaged rural communities. One of the most important components of the program is the school-based management intervention known as AGEs (Apoyo a la Gestión Escolar or School Management Support). The impact of the AGEs is assessed on intermediate school quality ...