文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Impacts of air pollution on child growth: Evidence from extensive data in Chinese counties

作者：Xu, Lili[1];Feng, Kuishuang[2];Shao, Shuai[3]

机构：[1]Shandong Univ, Weihai Inst Interdisciplinary Res, Inst Blue & Green Dev, Weihai 264200, Peoples R China;[2]Univ Maryland, Dept Geog Sci, College Pk, MD 20742 USA;[3]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2024

卷号：85

外文期刊名：GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001188039700001)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001188039700001)】；

基金：We acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 71773075, 72074150, 72074138, 72243004, and 72304173) , the National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 21ZDA084) , and the National Natural Science Foundation of Shandong (ZR2023QG022) .

语种：英文

外文关键词：Ambient air pollution; Child growth; Household budget constraint; Healthy China; Two -stage least squares method

摘要：Despite extensive research on the detrimental effects of air pollution on health, limited focus has been directed toward the impact of air pollution on child growth. Utilizing comprehensive data spanning 2759 Chinese counties from 2000 to 2018, this study pioneers an empirical investigation of the causal link between air pollution and child growth. The findings reveal a significant correlation between air pollution and child growth; as air pollution worsens, child growth suffers, evident in stunting, underweight, wasting, and severe wasting. More specifically, the effects of PM2.5 on stunting, underweight, and severe wasting can persist for up to six years, while its impact on wasting endures for three years. Vulnerable groups include older children, girls, and lessdeveloped geographical regions. Environmental regulations like "Low-Carbon Cities" and "Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan" have yielded positive growth outcomes. Mechanistically, PM2.5 impairs child growth via metabolic disruption and financial constraints. Collectively, this study offers empirical evidence of the adverse impacts of air pollution on child growth while proposing suggests strategies for addressing this challenge in developing countries.