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Changes and inequalities in early birth registration and childhood care and education in Vietnam: findings from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, 2006 and 2011
- Source :
- Global Health Action, Vol 9, Iss 0, Pp 1-8 (2016), Global Health Action; Vol 9 (2016): incl Supplements, Global Health Action
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
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Abstract
- Introduction : Early birth registration, childhood care, and education are essential rights for children and are important for their development and education. This study investigates changes and socioeconomic inequalities in early birth registration and indicators of care and education in children aged under 5 years in Vietnam. Design : The analyses reported here used data from the Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) in 2006 and 2011. The sample sizes in 2006 and 2011 were 2,680 and 3,678 for children under 5 years of age. Four indicators of childcare and preschool education were measured: birth registration, possession of books, preschool education attendance, and parental support for early childhood education. The concentration index (CI) was used to measure inequalities in gender, maternal education, geographical area, place of residence, ethnicity, and household wealth. Results : There were some improvements in birth registration (86.4% in 2006; 93.8% in 2011), preschool education attendance (57.1% in 2006; 71.9% in 2011), and parental support for early childhood education (68.9 and 76.8%, respectively). However, the possession of books was lower (24.7% in 2006; 19.6% in 2011) and became more unequal over time (i.e. CI=0.370 in 2006; CI=0.443 in 2011 in wealth inequality). Inequalities in the care and education of children were still persistent. The largest inequalities were for household wealth and rural versus urban areas. Conclusion : Although there have been some improvements in this area, inequalities still exist. Policy efforts in Vietnam should be directed towards closing the gap between different socioeconomic groups for the care and education of children under 5 years old. Keywords: inequality; birth record; school admission; childhood care; childhood education (Published: 29 February 2016) Citation: Glob Health Action 2016, 9 : 29470 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.29470 This paper is part of the Special Issue: Millennium Development Goals in Vietnam: the Progress and Social Determinants . More papers from this issue can be found at www.globalhealthaction.net
- Subjects :
- Male
Rural Population
Early childhood education
inequality
Urban Population
birth record
childhood education
030231 tropical medicine
Ethnic group
Schools, Nursery
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
school admission
Ethnicity
Humans
Medicine
Registries
030212 general & internal medicine
Social determinants of health
Child Care
Healthcare Disparities
Socioeconomics
Socioeconomic status
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
business.industry
Health Policy
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Infant, Newborn
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Attendance
Infant
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
lcsh:RA1-1270
childhood care
Millennium Development Goals
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Socioeconomic Factors
Vietnam
Birth Certificates
Child, Preschool
Special Issue: Millennium Development Goals in Vietnam: the Progress and Social Determinants
Original Article
Female
Residence
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16549880 and 16549716
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Global Health Action
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....212cf885db2ce192ea0111de60882bc4