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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no12.0391

Exploring the Health Production Model in Vietnam  

NGUYEN, Tuyen Thi Mong (Department of Fundamental Studies, Ho Chi Minh City Open University)
NGUYEN, Quyen Le Hoang Thuy To (Office of Cooperation and Research Management, Ho Chi Minh City Open University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.12, 2021 , pp. 391-397 More about this Journal
Abstract
One of the sustainable development goals is to promote good health and well-being for all people. Child health is a top priority since their health issues can have a detrimental impact on human capital development, which is a critical input for the growth model. This paper applies the health production model to explore the determinants that influence the health of children under the age of five. The results of a survey of 203 households in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, were examined. Child health is measured using anthropometric indicators such as weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height (ZWFH). Three separate multinomial logistic models are regressed to examine the drivers of child health as proxied by z-score weight for age, z-score height for age, and z-score weight for height. The significance of input variables relating to a child's attributes, household, and environment was validated by the findings. The inclusion of overweight besides under-nourished indexes is novel because it reflects the current trend of child over-nutrition. The findings of the study highlight the importance of a wide range of initiatives to enhance child health. Moreover, the genetic effect is found to be crowded out by environmental and household factors. The finding verifies that despite their parents' moderate height, the future generation of Vietnamese can achieve the desired height.
Keywords
Health Production Model; Multinomial Logistic Models; Well-Being; Vietnam;
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