Weakening association of parental education: analysis of child health outcomes in 43 low- and middle-income countries

Parental education has been suggested to be an effective instrument for improving child health in low- and middle-income countries. Both education and child health have improved, however, as well as related factors. These changes may have implications for the observed association. We used Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 43 countries at two points in time, between 1991 and 2016, to test if the association of parental education with...