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Understanding the role of village fund and administrative capacity in stunting reduction: Empirical evidence from Indonesia
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 1, p e0262743 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2022.
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Abstract
- The Indonesian government launched various programs to handle stunting cases, including village funds. This paper examined the effects of village fund programs and village apparatuses’ capacities to combat stunting based on aggregate data at the district level in Indonesia. Using descriptive data analysis and fixed effect panel regression, we observed that village fund programs could significantly reduce Indonesia’s stunting prevalence, especially outside Java. It also revealed that the increasing education of regional leaders does not necessarily positively impact leaders’ skills in handling stunting. At the same time, the number of village officials has a statistically significant influence on reducing stunting prevalence. It advised that the village budget fund can support national priorities in tackling the prevalence of stunting. Furthermore, it is essential to build the capacity of the village head for increasing awareness of health activities, especially early prevention of stunting, in addition to an adequate number of officials.
- Subjects :
- Budgets
Rural Population
Topography
Asia
Financial Management
Economics
Science
Oceania
Social Sciences
Geographical Locations
Health Economics
Medicine and Health Sciences
Prevalence
Humans
Public and Occupational Health
Growth Disorders
Nutrition
Islands
Landforms
Multidisciplinary
Biology and Life Sciences
Geomorphology
Socioeconomic Aspects of Health
Health Care
Health Planning
Indonesia
People and Places
Earth Sciences
Medicine
Java
Finance
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....54fd9905d9dab205ca45064ca7e68706