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Afghan Children Adversely Affected by Effects of War and Family Behavior
The study, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, suggested that poor child health could be linked to a lack of maternal education and a lack of autonomy for mothers when seeking healthcare for their children.
In addition, mothers who were married as children tend to have offspring with poorer health.
Child health in Afghanistan is suffering from the impact of war: shortages of water, food and shelter and the forced displacement of families from their homes are all associated with the prevalence of easily preventable illnesses and indicators of chronic poor health.
For the study, Taufiq Mashal from the Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University led a research team including colleagues from the Ministry of Public Health, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Mortality rate for children under five in this country was reported to be 191/1000 live births.
This is the first study to show that specific family behaviors, along with war may have a profound effect on child health in Afghanistan.
A total of 1327 households from urban and rural areas of Kabul province participated in the study.
The research team recorded height, weight and other health indicators of 2474 children under the age of five.
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