The impact of mother's eduction on child health :|bevidence from MICS4 - Vietnam

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between mother’s education and children health in Vietnam. Data are taken from The Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The main finding of this study in Vietnam is consistent with other studies in the world about mother’s education and children health. The result of this study in Vietnam showed that mother’s education is an important factor of the health of children. Thus, they can provide better environment such as providing safe water for their house and their children. The result also provides new evidence to the general literature that flushing toilet does not really affect children health in Vietnam.