Department of Education Theory and Policy, Pennsylvania State University, 300 Rackley Building University Park, Pennsylvania, PA 16802, USA.
Matern Child Health J. 2011 Nov;15(8):1389-99. doi: 10.1007/s10995-010-0670-z.
In 2003, the child mortality rate in Kenya was 115/1000 children compared to 88/1000 average for Sub-Saharan African countries. This study sought to determine the effect of maternal education on immunization (n=2,169) and nutritional status (n=5,949) on child's health. Cross-sectional data, Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS)-2003 were used for data analyses. 80% of children were stunted and 49% were immunized. After controlling for confounding, overall, children born to mothers with only a primary education were 2.17 times more likely to be fully immunized compared to those whose mothers lacked any formal education, P<0.001. For nutrition, unadjusted results, children born to mothers with primary education were at 94% lower odds of having stunted growth compared to mothers with no primary education, P<0.01. Policy implications for child health in Kenya should focus on increasing health knowledge among women for better child health outcomes.
2003 年，肯尼亚的儿童死亡率为每 1000 名儿童中有 115 人，而撒哈拉以南非洲国家的平均水平为每 1000 名儿童中有 88 人。本研究旨在确定母亲教育对儿童健康的免疫接种（n=2169）和营养状况（n=5949）的影响。使用了肯尼亚人口与健康调查（KDHS）-2003 的横断面数据进行数据分析。80%的儿童发育迟缓，49%的儿童接受了免疫接种。在控制了混杂因素后，总体而言，与母亲没有接受任何正规教育的儿童相比，仅接受过小学教育的母亲所生的儿童完全接种疫苗的可能性要高出 2.17 倍，P<0.001。对于营养状况，未经调整的结果显示，与没有接受过小学教育的母亲相比，接受过小学教育的母亲所生的儿童生长迟缓的几率降低了 94%，P<0.01。肯尼亚儿童健康政策应重点关注提高妇女的健康知识，以改善儿童健康状况。
