Table 3.

Conditional Barro-regression model estimates: factors associated with divergence progress in child stunting across the world countries

Variables	β-coefficient
	Model 1	SE	Model 2	SE	Model 3	SE
Lag value of dependent variable
Child stunting in 1990–1995	−0·323**	0·148	−0·402**	0·161	−0·519***	0·185
Socio-economic variables (1990–1995)
Log of poverty	0·118**	0·0508	0·105*	0·0535	0·107*	0·0570
Log of Gini index	0·262	0·336	0·264	0·355	0·242	0·364
Log of GDP per capita (in US $)	−0·325***	0·0873	−0·323***	0·0969	−0·318***	0·108
Log of female education (Age 15+)	–		−0·0432	0·152	0·0578	0·200
Basic amenities (1990–1995)
Log % of GDP in health expenditure	–		−0·492**	0·248	−0·512*	0·263
Log of basic sanitation facilities	–		–		−0·154	0·194
Log of basic drinking water	–		–		−0·0803	0·380
Climatic factors (1990–1995)
Air pollution	–		–		−0·0478	0·222
Constant	1·599	1·523	2·794	1·778	3·920	2·531
No. of observations	132		125		118
Prob > F	0·000		0·000		0·002
R2	0·163		0·194		0·211
Adjusted R2	0·137		0·153		0·145

Significance levels:

^* P < 0·1.

^** P < 0·05.

^*** P < 0·01.

Dependent variable: Annual rate of change in child stunting during 1990–1995 to 2010–2015.