Inequality of Opportunity Among Egyptian Children

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dc.creatorErsado, Lire
dc.creatorAran, Meltem
dc.date2014-10-02T19:47:47Z
dc.date2014-10-02T19:47:47Z
dc.date2014-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:42:53Z
dc.descriptionThis paper analyzes the level and trends in inequality of opportunity among Egyptian children during the 2000s. The analysis uses severall tools, including comparison of the distributions of early risks and outcomes across circumstance groups; estimation of the human opportunity index; measurement of the relative contributions of circumstances to inequality of opportunity; and decomposition of changes in inequality of opportunity and factors driving them over time. Egypt has made significant progress in the availability of and access to basic services for children and mothers, in some cases with an overall pro-poor effect. In particular, appreciable improvements have been made in healthcare utilization before and during pregnancy and immunizations. As a result, there has been a decline in inequality of opportunity over the past decade, largely attributable to increased coverage by basic services rather than through redistributive effects. However, there are areas of persistent and emerging concerns, including postnatal care utilization, nutrition, and schooling. Nutrition indicators have deteriorated during the 2000s, affecting a quarter of children regardless of their circumstances. Wide disparities in school enrollment persist, notably at the higher levels. Large regional disparities in access to basic infrastructure exist, with Upper Egypt and the Frontier Governorates lagging the rest of the country. Family background, especially parents' education and wealth, and geographic factors are key factors affecting child development outcomes in Egypt. While interventions targeted at the less advantaged circumstance groups may offer significant potential for enhancing overall equity in postnatal care utilization and schooling, a more inclusive approach would be needed to improve child nutrition outcomes.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20188963/inequality-opportunity-among-egyptian-children
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20334
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409714
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7026
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
dc.subjectACUTE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANT
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBLOOD TESTS
dc.subjectBODY WEIGHT
dc.subjectCARE SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCHILD IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectCHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCHILD STUNTING
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectCOMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectCYCLE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDELIVERY CARE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION VARIABLES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT BY AGE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY BACKGROUND
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITY
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTHY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHEIGHT FOR AGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATIONS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIODINE
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
dc.subjectIRON SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectMAJORITY OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL CARE
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEASLES IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOLD CHILDREN
dc.subjectOLD GIRL
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLIO
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRACIAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAME SEX
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSERVICES FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED STAFF
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSTAGES OF LIFE
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectVACCINES
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE FAMILIES
dc.subjectWASTING
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleInequality of Opportunity Among Egyptian Children

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