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Explaining Child Nutritional Status in Rural Nigeria: Socioeconomic Dimensions
Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu, Rachael Adeleye Oluwakemi ·
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The study assessed the nutritional status of under-five children in rural Nigeria. Information on 17199 rural children from National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), 2013 were analyzed using descriptive statistics, anthropometry indices, and ordered probit model. Results showed that 38.9%, 38.1%, and 10.6% of the rural children were stunted, underweight, and wasting, respectively, while 12.5% were well-nourished. Southsouth region had the highest incidence of well-nourished and stunted children while North-West and South-West regions had the least proportion of well-nourished and wasted children, respectively. Mother’s age at first birth, child’s sex, water source, occupation, child’s age, education level, wealth index, completion of immunization, and geopolitical zone had a significant effect on child nutritional status in rural Nigeria.