التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Stunting and its association with education and cognitive outcomes in adulthood: A longitudinal study in Indonesia. |
| المؤلفون: |
Lestari, Esta, Siregar, Adiatma, Hidayat, Achmad K., Yusuf, Arief A. |
| المصدر: |
PLoS ONE; 5/6/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p1-18, 18p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
STUNTED growth, GROWTH of children, SCHOOL entrance age, GROWTH disorders, HIGH school dropouts, EDUCATIONAL outcomes, SHORT stature |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
INDONESIA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Stunting is associated with adverse outcomes in adulthood. This article specifically aims to analyse the relationship between childhood stunting and education as well as cognitive outcomes for adults in Indonesia. Methods: Pooled data from wave one (1) and two (2) of the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) in 1993 and 1997 identified a sub-sample of 4,379 children aged 0–5 by their height-for-age (HAZ) to be compared for their differences in educational outcomes and cognitive abilities in 2014. HAZ was used to proxy relative height to determine stunting status based on 2006 WHO child's growth standards. Education and cognitive abilities outcomes include years of schooling, age of school entry, grade repetition, and scores for cognitive and math tests. The study employs estimation models of pooled regressions and instrumental variable (IV) to address problems of endogeneity and bias from omitted variables. Results: Stunting and relatively small stature had significant associations with cognitive development, and they worked as intermediaries to cognitive developmental barriers as manifested in reduced educational outcomes. A lack of one SD in HAZ was associated with 0.6 years shortened length of the school, 3% higher chances of dropouts from secondary school, and 0.10–0.23 SD lowered cognitive and numerical scores. Similarly, stunting is associated with decrease cognitive test scores by 0.56–0.8 SD compared to non-stunting, two years less schooling, and 0.4 years of delayed entry to school. As for cognitive abilities, stunting is associated with lower cognitive and numerical abilities by 0.38–0.82 z-scores. Conclusion: Growth retardation during childhood in Indonesia was associated with lower cognitive abilities, particularly during school age, and this correlation faded as individuals grew up. Subsequently, growth retardation is significantly linked to lower educational outcomes. Impaired growth has implications for reduced lifetime earnings potential mediated by diminished cognitive capacity and lower educational attainment. The finding suggests that development in Indonesia during recent decades has not provided an adequate environment to enable children to achieve their potential educational outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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