Teresa Janevi?|Oliver Petrovi?|Ivana Bjelic|Amber Kubera
Risk factors for childhood malnutrition in Roma settlements in Serbia
Yale University|United Nations Children's Fund|Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services|Columbia University
children living roma settlements central eastern europe face extreme levels social exclusion poverty health status well studied objective study elucidate risk factors malnutrition children roma settlements serbiaanthropometric sociodemographic measures obtained 1192 roma children five living roma settlements 2005 serbia multiple indicator cluster survey multiple logistic regression used relate family child characteristics odds stunting wasting underweightthe prevalence stunting wasting underweight 201 43 80 respectively nearly children studied fell lowest quintile wealth overall population serbia children lowest quintile wealth four times likely stunted compared highest quintile followed second lowest quintile aor 21 lastly middle quintile aor 16 children ever left care older child almost twice likely stunted children living urban settlements showed clear disadvantage close three times likelihood wasted compared living rural areas suggestion maternal paternal education associated stunting maternal literacy significantly associated wasting whether children ever breastfed immunized diarrhoeal episodes past two weeks show strong correlations children malnutrition status roma populationthere exists gradient relationship household wealth stunting even within impoverished settlements indicating among poor marginalized populations socioeconomic inequities child health addressed areas focus future research public health intervention include maternal literacy child endangerment practices urban settlements