Kriti Vikram|Reeve Vanneman
Maternal education and the multidimensionality of child health outcomes in India
National University of Singapore|University of Maryland, College Park
abstract maternal education plays central role childrens health little research comparing role maternal education across health outcomes important distinguish child health outcomes medical care outcomes health outcomes shortterm morbidity stunting multifactorial origin determined range factors necessarily mothers control mothers education given necessary structural factors medical centres likely lead increased access uptake medical services using data 200405 india human development survey eight separate logistic regressions carried 11026 women reproductive age lastborn child five years age results showed maternal education strongest association medical care immunization except polio iron supplementation pregnant mothers moderate association underweight weak association shortterm diseases stunting addition study investigated whether maternal education impacts child health medical care outcomes intervening roles empowerment human social cultural capital intervening linkages found missing shortterm diseases stunting bolstering argument influence maternal education limited outcomes