Association of maternal social capital with nutritional status of 6 to 24-month-old children living in urban and rural areas in Laguna Philippines.

Tolentino L. L, . and Barba C. V. C, . and Naupal-Forcadilla R. T., . and Domingo D. G. C, . and Talavera M. T. M., . Association of maternal social capital with nutritional status of 6 to 24-month-old children living in urban and rural areas in Laguna Philippines. pp. 53-63. ISSN 1394-035X

Introduction: 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 childs 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 Spearmans 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 (p0.24) and had a strong association with household food security (p0.05). In the urban area maternal social capital was strongly associated with mothers education (p0.01) and weight-for-age (p0.01) and height-for-age (p0.05). In the rural area maternal social capital was strongly associated with mothers education (p0.01) ethnicity (p0.01) marital status (p0.05) and weight-for-age (p0.01). 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.

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Abstract

Introduction: 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 childs 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 Spearmans 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 (p0.24) and had a strong association with household food security (p0.05). In the urban area maternal social capital was strongly associated with mothers education (p0.01) and weight-for-age (p0.01) and height-for-age (p0.05). In the rural area maternal social capital was strongly associated with mothers education (p0.01) ethnicity (p0.01) marital status (p0.05) and weight-for-age (p0.01). 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.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Nutritional status
AGROVOC Term:	Child care
AGROVOC Term:	Demography
AGROVOC Term:	Diet
AGROVOC Term:	Ethnicity
AGROVOC Term:	Health
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Random sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Food security
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7819

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