Abstract
Objective: The study seeks to test the effects of social and demographic factors on the health status of children under 5 years of age in Iran.
Methodology: For data analysis, the logistic regression was applied. The relations and extent of effects of the selected independent social and demographic variables on the dependent variable of health of children under age 5 .
Results: The survey outcomes confirm that health status of children under 5 years of age is affected by the social and demographic factors. A review of the health of children under 5 revealed that the independent variable of parents' education, particularly when mother steps up from illiterate status to the primary education level, greatly affects improvement of health status and among the children under study.
Methodology: For data analysis, the logistic regression was applied. The relations and extent of effects of the selected independent social and demographic variables on the dependent variable of health of children under age 5 .
Results: The survey outcomes confirm that health status of children under 5 years of age is affected by the social and demographic factors. A review of the health of children under 5 revealed that the independent variable of parents' education, particularly when mother steps up from illiterate status to the primary education level, greatly affects improvement of health status and among the children under study.
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