Understanding drivers of stunting reduction in Nigeria from 2003 to 2018: a regression analysis

Olutayo Adeyemi (), Mariama Toure, Namukolo Covic, Mara Bold, Nicholas Nisbett and Derek Headey
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Olutayo Adeyemi: University of Ibadan
Mariama Toure: International Food Policy Research Institute
Namukolo Covic: International Food Policy Research Institute
Mara Bold: International Food Policy Research Institute
Nicholas Nisbett: Institute of Development Studies

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, No 11, 995-1011

Abstract: Abstract Nigeria is a high burden country for stunting. Stunting reduction has been slow and characterized by unequal progress across the 36 states and federal capital territory of the country. This study aimed to assess the changes in prevalence of stunting and growth determinants from 2003 to 2018, identify factors that predicted the change in stunting, and project future stunting prevalence if these predicted determinants improve. Trend and linear decomposition analyses of growth outcomes and determinants were conducted using 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data. Pooled data included 57,507 children 0 to 59 months old. Findings show that stunting and severe stunting significantly reduced from 43 to 37% and 23% to 17%, respectively (p

Keywords: Stunting; Nutrition; Multisectoral coordination; Scale-up; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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