Randomized trial finds significant links between female education and clean fuel use on stunting, suggesting improvements needed in malnutrition-affected countries.
Key Points
This study aims to identify the social and environmental factors that contribute to child stunting in high malnutrition-affected countries.
Analyzed data from 13 high malnutrition-affected countries from 2000 to 2022
Used Driscoll-Kraay's standard errors, GMM, and fixed-effect models to address data issues
Assessed the impact of maternal education and clean fuel use on stunting prevalence
For each unit increase in maternal education, stunting prevalence decreases by 0.46 units (β = −0.4605)
Increased access to clean cooking fuels decreases stunting prevalence by 3.1807 units (β = −3.1807)
Higher urbanization correlates with increased child stunting, while immunization shows no significant impact.