ArticleAsian and Pacific migration journal : APMJ2013
Does Having a Migrant Parent Reduce the Risk of Undernutrition for Children Who Stay Behind in South-East Asia?
Article in Asian and Pacific migration journal : APMJ, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Parent Emigration, Physical Health and Related Risk and Preventive Factors of Children Left Behind: A Systematic Review of Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Health impacts of parental migration on left-behind children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lancet (London, England) · 2018Pooled it
- Nutritional Vulnerabilities and Dietary Disparities Among Migrant Workers in the Informal Sectors: A Global Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- The association between paternal labour migration and the growth of the left-behind children-evidence from a birth cohort in Dhanusha district, Nepal.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- The health status and related interventions for children left behind due to parental migration in the Philippines: A scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Does Parental Migration Have Negative Impact on the Growth of Left-Behind Children?-New Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Rural China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population.International journal of public health · 2017Article
- Fathers' Migration and Nutritional Status of Children in India: Do the Effects Vary by Community Context?Demographic researchArticle
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Abstract
Many parents from South-East Asia who go overseas to work are motivated by a desire to secure a better future for their children, yet the health consequences for children who stay behind are poorly understood. This study is the first cross-country comparison to explore the relationships between parental migration and the risk of undernutrition (stunting) for primary school-aged children. The analysis uses data from the CHAMPSEA Project for children aged 9 to 11 years in the Philippines (N = 480) and Vietnam (N = 482). A series of logistic regression models compares outcomes for children living in transnational households and children living with both parents in non-migrant households in the same communities. We find no general advantage of having a migrant parent. Rather there is a reduced risk of stunting only for some left-behind children in the Philippines, whereas having a caregiver with low educational attainment is a major risk factor for all children. The findings point to a complex set of relationships between parental migration and child nutrition, possibly reflecting differential opportunities for accumulating household wealth through overseas earnings. Moreover, differences between the two countries caution against generalizing across national or cultural groups. We conclude by considering the implications of the findings for theories of transnationalism and for the UN Millennium Development Goal of reducing childhood undernutrition.
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