Socio-economic inequalities in malnutrition among children and adolescents in Colombia: the role of individual-household-and community-level characteristics. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Sep. S Garcia.
Children and adolescents living in the poorest households were close to five times more likely to be stunted, while those from the richest households were 1?3–2?8 times more likely than their poorest counterparts to be overweight. Care practices and household characteristics, particularly mother’s education, explained over one-third of socio-economic inequalities in stunting. The proportion explained by access to services was not negligible (between 6% and 14 %). Access to sanitation was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of stunting for all age groups.
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