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Abstract
Despite sustained macroeconomic growth and impressive income poverty reduction in Uganda,
the country’s total child nutrition status remains poor. More so, wide within country disparities in
stunting and underweight rates exist across the country. This study exploredthe determinants of
child nutrition status and in Uganda using three rounds of the Uganda demographic and health
surveys undertaken during 1995–2006.The surveys are nationally representative and capture
anthropometric indicators for children aged below 5 years. The study investigated the determinants
of health inequalities focusing on child health status through a combination of decomposition and
regression analysis. Our results show that household welfare status remains a key determinant of
child health status and inequalities in health. Furthermore, the results show that individual maternal
education matters more in enhancing child health than does community knowledge about health.