Intersectional role of paternal gender-equitable attitudes and maternal empowerment in child undernutrition: a cross-sectional national study from India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the role of the intersection of maternal empowerment, paternal gender-equitable attitudes, and household wealth in stunting and severe stunting among underfives in India.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Community-based setting, nationally representative household survey from India.

Participants

We used a sample of 22 867 mother-father-child triads from the fourth round of India's National Family Health Survey (2015-2016). Our inclusion criterion was children below the age of 5 years. The exclusion criterion was a lack of information on paternal gender-equitable attitudes and maternal empowerment. Observations with missing data on any of the covariates were also excluded.

Primary outcome

Stunting and severe stunting among u

SUBMITTER: Sharma AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8344308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature