Analyzing the impact of an MDG-Fund program on childhood malnutrition in Timor-Leste

Van der Spek, L.; Sonneveld, B. G. J. S.

doi:10.1186/s41043-024-00539-x

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Table 6 Impact of the MDG-F JP-specified

From: Analyzing the impact of an MDG-Fund program on childhood malnutrition in Timor-Leste

		Z-score increase
		No JP		JP
		Abs. Diff	%	Abs. Diff	%	Abs. diff
HAZ-scores (indicating stunting)
Overall		57	25	− 20	− 14	− 77
BMI class	Overweight	36	17	40	20	4.1
Partner’s occ	Agric-employee	100	36	115	59	16
	Skilled manual	27	13	59	25	32
WAZ-scores (indicating underweight)
Overall		14	8	12	7	− 2.2
Owns livestock	No	0.36	0	38	23	38
Males–females	Females	7.3	5	37	20	30
Age of child	1	9.7	6	18	10	8.0
	2	16	9	17	9	0.49
	3	9.0	4	26	12	17
BMI class	Underweight	19	9	37	17	18
	Overweight	7.6	5	37	21	30
Wealth	Richer	1.4	1	13	7	11
	Richest	20	14	39	22	19
Agricultural land	> = 3 ha	9.6	6	35	19	25
Mother's highest edu	Primary	2.3	1	21	11	19
	Incomplete sec	2.5	1	13	8	11
	Complete sec	0.12	0	13	8	12
Partner’s occ	Skilled manual	6.2	4	36	17	30
	Unskilled manual	5.3	3	11	7	5.5
Size of child at birth	Smaller	− 17	− 9	27	13	45
WHZ-scores (indicating wasting)
Overall		− 30	− 45	37	28	66
Owns livestock	No	− 48	− 72	71	49	119
	Yes	− 27	− 40	26	21	53
Males–females	Males	− 28	− 39	27	20	55
	Females	− 31	− 52	48	36	79
Type of place of residence	Urban	− 28	− 43	33	27	61
	Rural	− 31	− 46	36	27	67
Current age of child	0	− 47	− 349	29	34	76
	1	− 33	− 47	31	26	63
	2	− 23	− 33	40	27	63
	3	− 34	− 48	51	36	86
	4	− 15	− 16	23	15	38
BMI class	Underweight	− 43	− 47	37	24	80
	Normal weight	− 31	− 50	34	27	66
	Overweight	− 21	− 50	27	29	48
Wealth	Poorest	− 28	− 44	17	13	45
	Poorer	− 45	− 78	34	28	79
	Middle	− 16	− 22	41	29	58
	Richer	− 40	− 63	52	36	93
	Richest	− 16	− 23	37	35	53
Agricultural land	No land	− 17	− 20	72	43	89
	> = 3 ha	− 42	− 73	39	32	81
Mother’s highest edu	None	− 34	− 53	30	23	64
	Incomplete primary	− 44	− 70	33	23	77
	Primary	− 24	− 35	20	14	44
	Incomplete sec	− 29	− 44	42	31	72
	Complete sec	− 32	− 49	16	17	48
	Higher	− 0.5	− 1	73	46	73
	Prof., Tech., Manag	− 17	− 22	36	27	53
	Agric-self employed	− 48	− 73	40	30	88
	Skilled manual	− 14	− 16	− 1	− 1	12
	Unskilled manual	− 45	− 74	24	25	69
Size of child at birth	Smaller	− 45	− 58	47	34	92
	Average	− 21	− 29	52	35	73
	Larger	− 44	− 110	17	17	60

Development of Z-scores in districts where no MDG-F JP was implemented versus where an MDG-F JP was implemented, additionally reported for sub-groups separately, classified by significantly related covariates. Sample sizes smaller than 50 children are indicated in italics. Z-score changes are presented with two implied decimal places

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