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The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis
This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the education of fathers and child health in South Africa. A key aspect of this paper is whether or not fathers are present in the household. We believe paternal absence may attenuate the effect that paternal education has on child health. This st...
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| author | Pillay, Sedeshtra Rajandaran |
| author2 | Adjiwanou, Vissého |
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| description | This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the education of fathers and child health in South Africa. A key aspect of this paper is whether or not fathers are present in the household. We believe paternal absence may attenuate the effect that paternal education has on child health. This study uses the first four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) in order to conduct a longitudinal analysis. This dissertation uses random-effects regression to study the effect of paternal education and presence on height-for-age z-score (HAZ), weight-for-age zscore (WAZ) and perceived health status (PHS) of children aged 0 to 15. The results of this dissertation suggest a significant positive association between paternal secondary and tertiary education and child height-for-age and weight-for-age. Paternal absence is also a significant determinant of these anthropometric outcomes, implying that paternal education may still have a positive effect on child health even if fathers are absent from the household. We find no evidence of a relationship between paternal education and PHS. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/30082 The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis Pillay, Sedeshtra Rajandaran Adjiwanou, Vissého This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the education of fathers and child health in South Africa. A key aspect of this paper is whether or not fathers are present in the household. We believe paternal absence may attenuate the effect that paternal education has on child health. This study uses the first four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) in order to conduct a longitudinal analysis. This dissertation uses random-effects regression to study the effect of paternal education and presence on height-for-age z-score (HAZ), weight-for-age zscore (WAZ) and perceived health status (PHS) of children aged 0 to 15. The results of this dissertation suggest a significant positive association between paternal secondary and tertiary education and child height-for-age and weight-for-age. Paternal absence is also a significant determinant of these anthropometric outcomes, implying that paternal education may still have a positive effect on child health even if fathers are absent from the household. We find no evidence of a relationship between paternal education and PHS. 2019-05-15T07:24:38Z 2019-05-15T07:24:38Z 2018 2019-05-14T11:31:27Z Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30082 eng application/pdf Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE) Faculty of Commerce |
| spellingShingle | Pillay, Sedeshtra Rajandaran The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
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| title | The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
| title_full | The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
| title_short | The Effect of Paternal Education on Child Health in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
| title_sort | effect of paternal education on child health in south africa a longitudinal analysis |
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