Multilevel and spatial analyses of childhood malnutrition in Uganda: examining individual and contextual factors.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we examine the concepts of spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity in the effect of macro-level and micro-level factors on stunting among children aged under five in Uganda. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 3624 Ugandan children aged under five, using data from the 2016 Ugandan Demographic and Health Survey. Multilevel mixed-effect analysis, spatial regression methods and multi-scale geographically weight regression (MGWR) analysis were employed to examine the association between our predictors and stunting as well as to analyse spatial dependence and variability in the association. Approximately 28% of children were stunted. In the multilevel analysis, the effect of drought, diurnal temperature and livestock per km² on stunting was modified by chil

SUBMITTER: Amegbor PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676238 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature