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

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding 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.

Objectives

We 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.

Methods

This 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 a

SUBMITTER: Ahmed KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9959360 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature