Association of Maternal Social Capital with Nutritional Status of 6 to 24-Month-Old Children Living in Urban and Rural Areas in Laguna, Philippines
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
;
: 53-63, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-625527
ABSTRACT
Malnutrition in young children is often viewed as an outcome of the interactions of dietary consumption, socio-economic, and demographic factors. Social capital is a widely explored subject because of its implications on health and socio-economic factors, but has not gained recognition in its role as a determinant of nutritional status. Objectives:
The study aimed to determine the association between maternal social capital and nutritional status of 6 to 24-month-old children living in urban and rural areas and to compare the effect of maternal social capital on the child’s nutritional status between an urban and a rural community setting.Methods:
A total of 135 randomly selected mothers were interviewed in selected urban and rural communities in San Pablo City and Municipality of Rizal, Laguna, Philippines. Chi-square and Spearman’s test were used to determine the association of variables. Binary logistic regression was used to predict the effect of maternal social capital on nutritional status.Results:
Levels of maternal social capital were the same in the urban and rural areas (p=0.24) and had a strong association with household food security ( p <0.05). In the urban area, maternal social capital was strongly associated with mother’s education ( p <0.01) and weight-for-age ( p <0.01) and height-for-age ( p <0.05). In the rural area, maternal social capital was strongly associated with mother’s education ( p <0.01), ethnicity ( p <0.01), marital status ( p <0.05) and weight-for-age ( p <0.01).Conclusion:
There is an association between material social capital and nutritional status. Improvements in education and household food security as well as having parents living-in together may lead to better nutritional outcomes as these factors are associated with maternal social capital which in turn affects nutritional status of children aged 6 to 24 months.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS