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Spatial data analysis of malnutrition among children under-five years in Ethiopia.
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- Analyzing childhood (0-59 months) malnutrition determinants in five West African countries of Gabon, Gambia, Liberia, Mauritania, and Nigeria using a generalized additive mixed model from DHS data.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Spatial distribution and determinants of stunting, wasting and underweight in children under-five in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Spatial variations and determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in Nigeria: A population-based cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood malnutrition is a major cause of child mortality under the age of 5 in the sub-Saharan Africa region. This study sought to identify the risk factors and spatial distribution of the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF).
methodsSecondary data from 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2016 Ethiopian Health and Demographic Survey (EDHS) were used. The generalized geo-additive mixed model was adopted via the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA) with a binomial family and logit link function.
resultsThe CIAF status of children was found to be positively associated with the male gender, the potency of contracting a disease, and multiple births. However, it was negatively associated with family wealth quartiles, parental level of education, place of residence, unemployment status of mothers, improved sanitation, media exposure, and survey years. Moreover, the study revealed significant spatial variations on the level of CIAF among administrative zones.
conclusionsThe generalized geo-additive mixed-effects model results identified gender of the child, presence of comorbidity, size of child at birth, dietary diversity, birth type, place of residence, age of the child, parental level of education, wealth index, sanitation facilities, and media exposure as main drivers of CIAF. The results would help decision-makers to develop and carry out target-oriented programs.
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