Maternal mental well-being and recent child illnesses-A cross-sectional survey analysis from Jigawa State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: Child health indicators in Northern Nigeria remain low. The bidirectional association between child health and maternal well-being is also poorly understood. We aim to describe the association between recent child illness, socio-demographic factors and maternal mental well-being in Jigawa State, Nigeria. We analysed a cross-sectional household survey conducted in Kiyawa local government area, Jigawa State, from January 2020 to March 2020 amongst women aged 16-49 with at least one child under-5 years. We used two-stage random sampling. First, we used systematic random sampling of compounds, with the number of compounds based on the size of the community. The second stage used simple random sampling to select one eligible woman per compound. Mental well-being was assessed using the Short War

SUBMITTER: Salako J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10121178 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature