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Mind the gap: what explains the rural-nonrural inequality in diarrhoea among under-five children in low and medium-income countries? A decomposition analysis
Authors: A. F. Fagbamigbe, F. F. Oyinlola, O. M. Morakinyo, A. S. Adebowale, O. S. Fagbamigbe, and A. O. Uthman
Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10615-0
Topic(s): Children under five
Diarrhea
Residence
Rural-urban differentials
Country: Africa
  Multiple African Countries
  Comoros
  Ethiopia
  Malawi
  Mozambique
  Tanzania
  Uganda
  Burundi
  Rwanda
  Cameroon
  Congo Democratic Republic
  Chad
  Gabon
  Congo
  Egypt
  Namibia
  South Africa
  Zambia
  Zimbabwe
  Lesotho
  Cote D'Ivoire
  Ghana
  Guinea
  Mali
  Nigeria
  Burkina Faso
  Senegal
  Benin
  Niger
  Sierra Leone
  Togo
  Gambia
Asia
  Kyrgyz Republic
  Tajikistan
  Cambodia
  Philippines
  Multiple Asian Countries
  Bangladesh
  India
  Indonesia
  Nepal
  Pakistan
  Afghanistan
  Yemen
  Jordan
  Armenia
Latin American/Caribbean
  Multiple L.A./Caribbean Countries
  Guatemala
  Haiti
  Peru
  Dominican Republic
  Honduras
More than one region
  Multiple Regions
Oceania
  Papua New Guinea
Eastern Europe
  Albania
Asia
  Myanmar
  Timor-Leste
Published: MAR 2021
Abstract: Diarrhoea poses serious health problems among under-five children (U5C) in Low-and Medium-Income Countries (LMIC) with a higher prevalence in rural areas. A gap exists in knowledge on factors driving rural-non-rural inequalities in diarrhoea development among U5C in LMIC. This study investigates the magnitude of rural-non-rural inequalities in diarrhoea and the roles of individual-level and neighbourhood-level factors in explaining these inequalities. Data of 796,150 U5C, from 63,378 neighbourhoods across 57 LMIC from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey (2010–2018) was analysed. The outcome variable was the recent experience of diarrhoea while independent variables consist of the individual- and neighbourhood-level factors. Data were analysed using multivariable Fairlie decomposition at p
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