Tariq Iqbal|Javaid Iqbal Khan|Manzoor Ahmad Malik
Decomposing acute malnutrition by educational inequality of mother’s among under five children in Jammu and Kashmir
University of Kashmir|University of Kashmir|Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
health outcomes state jammu kashmir shown improvement recent decades however nutritional achievements particularly among children age five seen similar progress various factors influence nutritional status age group sociocultural biological attributes mothers considered significant determinants studies examined attributes scarcity research exploring causal link socioculturally determined factors maternal education child nutritional achievements especially indian states located north india paper aims address gap analysing prevalence acute malnutrition stunting among children five jammu kashmir relation educational inequality among mothers latest round national family health survey nfhs5 used assess levels stunting low height age among children considering literacy status mothers control variables bivariate multivariable methods employed study association identify risk factors additionally oaxaca decomposition method used analyse educational gap factors associated child stunting results indicate higher prevalence stunting among children uneducated mothers 29 compared educated mothers 25 findings demonstrate lower risk stunting among children whose mothers literate 089 oaxaca decomposition analysis reveals statistically significant difference stunting children based mothers education results highlight wide disparities acute malnutrition among children due variations maternal education therefore crucial policymakers prioritize efforts reduce educational disparities order alleviate nutritional burden faced children