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salud publica mex 2023; 65 (6)

Early childhood developmental delay in Mexico: an inequality analysis

Vázquez-Salas RA, Montañez-Hernández JC, Villalobos A, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Hubert C

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 665-673
PDF size: 296.18 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective. To estimate the inequality in early childhood development (ECD) delay among children aged 24 to 59 months. Materials and methods. We assessed ECD delay using the Early Childhood Development Index 2030. We evaluated the factors associated with ECD delay, its concentration index (CI), and decomposing to estimate the inequality between factors. Results. The inequality concentrated among children with lower levels of well-being index (CI= -0.09, p-value ‹0.01), with worse levels in states with very high (-0.28, p-value ‹0.01) and very low (-0.15, valor p= 0.03) marginalization. Decomposition of the CI revealed that the factors most contributing to the observed inequality are lack of learning support and lack of access to children’s books, besides living in very highly marginalized municipalities. Conclusion. Public policies should focus on actions such as facilitating access to learning opportunities and children’s books so that children at higher risk of falling behind in ECD achieve their maximum development.


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