A novel fractional model for the projection of households using wealth index quintiles
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277472
Abstract: Forecasting household assets provides a better opportunity to plan their socioeconomic activities for the future. Fractional mathematical models offer to model the asset-holding data into a piece of scientific evidence in addition to forecasting their… read more here.
Keywords: novel fractional; wealth index; fractional model; model ... See more keywords
Potential mediators of the link between wealth index and anthropometric indices of under-five children in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.981484
Abstract: Background Malnutrition of under-five children has adverse effects on child's health and development, such as growth failure and muscle wasting. The household wealth index has a direct contribution to child malnutrition despite little attention being… read more here.
Keywords: index; potential mediators; wealth index; five children ... See more keywords
The polychoric dual-component wealth index as an alternative to the DHS index: Addressing the urban bias
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.04003
Abstract: Background The DHS wealth index − based on a statistical technique known as principal component analysis − is used extensively in mainstream surveys and epidemiological studies to assign individuals to wealth categories from information collected on common assets and… read more here.
Keywords: index; component; wealth; urban bias ... See more keywords