Bayesian multilevel modelling of the association between socio-economic status and stunting among under-five-year children in Tanzania

CONCLUSION: The MPI and WAMI under PCA were the best measures of SES that predict stunting. Because MPI was the best predictor of stunting for two surveys (TDHS 2004/5 and 2015/16), studies dealing with stunting should use MPI as a proxy measure of SES. Use of BE-MGLMM in modelling stunting is encouraged. Strengthened availability of items forming MPI is inevitable for child growth potentials. Further studies should investigate the determinants of stunting using Bayesian spatial models to take into account spatial heterogeneity.PMID:38031170 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-023-00474-3
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research