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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Mapping Local Variations and the Determinants of Childhood Stunting in Nigeria.

Kedir Y Ahmed, Allen G Ross, Seada M Hussien, Kingsley E Agho, Bolajoko O Olusanya, Felix Akpojene Ogbo

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Kedir Y AhmedRural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3797-5234
Allen G RossRural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia.
Seada M HussienSchool of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie 1145, Ethiopia.
Kingsley E AghoTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4111-3207
Bolajoko O OlusanyaCentre for Healthy Start Initiative, 286A Corporation Drive, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos 101223, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-3826-0583
Felix Akpojene OgboTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
Charles Sturt University · AUCentre for Healthy Start Initiative · NGGovernment of South Australia · AUWestern Sydney University · AUWollo University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionUnderstanding the specific geospatial variations in childhood stunting is essential for aligning appropriate health services to where new and/or additional nutritional interventions are required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and national targets.

objectivesWe described local variations in the prevalence of childhood stunting at the second administrative level and its determinants in Nigeria after accounting for the influence of geospatial dependencies.

methodsThis study used the 2018 national Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey datasets (NDHS; N = 12,627). We used a Bayesian geostatistical modelling approach to investigate the prevalence of stunting at the second administrative level and its proximal and contextual determinants among children under five years of age in Nigeria.

resultsIn 2018, the overall prevalence of childhood stunting in Nigeria was 41.5% (95% credible interval (CrI) from 26.4% to 55.7%). There were striking variations in the prevalence of stunting that ranged from 2.0% in Shomolu in Lagos State, Southern Nigeria to 66.4% in Biriniwa in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria. Factors positively associated with stunting included being perceived as small at the time of birth and experience of three or more episodes of diarrhoea in the two weeks before the survey. Children whose mothers received a formal education and/or were overweight or obese were less likely to be stunted compared to their counterparts. Children who were from rich households, resided in households with improved cooking fuel, resided in urban centres, and lived in medium-rainfall geographic locations were also less likely to be stunted.

conclusionThe study findings showed wide variations in childhood stunting in Nigeria, suggesting the need for a realignment of health services to the poorest regions of Northern Nigeria.

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Growth DisordersMothersBayes TheoremChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantNigeriaPrevalenceRisk Factorschildrengeospatial distributionmalnutritionNigeriastunting

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