Factors Related to Underweight Prevalence among 33,776 Children Below 60 Months Old Living in Northern Geopolitical Zones, Nigeria (2008-2018).

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of underweight among children below 60 months old in Nigeria remains a significant public health challenge, especially in northern geopolitical zones (NGZ), ranging from 15% to 35%. This study investigates time-based trends in underweight prevalence and its related characteristics among NGZ children below 60 months old. Extracted NGZ representative dataset of 33,776 live births from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey between 2008 and 2018 was used to assess the characteristics related to underweight prevalence in children aged 0-23, 24-59, and 0-59 months using multilevel logistics regression. Findings showed that 11,313 NGZ children below 60 months old were underweight, and 24-59-month-old children recorded the highest prevalence (34.8%; 95% confidence interval: 33.5

SUBMITTER: Goson PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142964 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature