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Abstract

The study aims to identify the emerging individual and community-level risk factors of birth size in the last two
decades in Indonesia being one of the countries globally having a higher prevalence of low birth weight. We
analyzed data from the latest four rounds of Indonesia DHS (2002-03, 2007, 2012 and 2017) and utilized a multilevel
binary logistic regression model to identify risk factors. Findings suggest that 13.8% of the total variance in smaller
than average birth size of child could be attributed to differences across the community in 2002, while the variation
was 3.7% in 2017. At community level, proportion of utilization of ANC services (AOR:1.23; 95%CI 1.02-1.41),
proportion of illiterate women (AOR:1.17; 95%CI 1.01-1.36), and proportion of households using unimproved toilet
facilities (AOR:1.15; 95%CI 1.01-1.30) were found to be significantly associated with birth size of child. At the
individual level, literacy status of mother, no. of ANC visits, mother’s age at birth, sex of child, religion, type of toilet
facility and cooking fuel, and household wealth status showed a strong association with birth size. The study
concluded that the clustering of smaller than average birth size births within communities decreased in the last two
decades in Indonesia.

PS 6.2 International Migration

4:30 - 6:00pm Wednesday, 4th August, 2021

Presentation Type LIVE Session
Moderator: Evi Nurvidya Arifin , Mugia B. Raharja

1643 Refugee and Forced Migration in Asia: Implications for Research and Training

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Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi , Ellen Percy Kraly
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1 University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Colgate
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University, Hamilton, USA
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5. Population Mobility (Internal and International Migration, including Refugees) and Urbanization

Abstract

Globally, there are an estimated 74.8 million people who have fled their homes forcibly either as refugees (25.9
million), internally displaced persons (41.3 million), or asylum seekers. Regions throughout Asia have experienced
large movement, both voluntary and forced, within and outside the continent. Recently, forced migrations
originating from some of the Asian countries, particularly from and within the West and Southwestern regions, have
contributed to the global scale and complexity of international population movements. Despite this trend, most
research has largely ignored the scale, driving forces and consequences of forced migration. This paper will
analyse the levels and patterns of forced migration in Asia. Critical consideration is given to the driving forces of
forced migration in the region and to the implications for the priorities for demographic research and training in
Asia. Specific attention will be given to the parameters of social and demographic training, in both the academic

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