Maternal autonomy and childhood undernutrition: Analysis of 2018 Nigeria demographic and health survey

T Ariyo, Q Jiang - Journal of Child Health Care, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Existing knowledge of how maternal autonomy relates to child undernutrition in Nigeria is
few and limited to children under 24 months old. Nothing is known about how it affects older …

Maternal autonomy as a protective factor in child nutritional outcome in Tanzania

HM Ross-Suits - 2010 - scholarworks.gsu.edu
Child malnutrition is a problem in all countries and centers in poorer communities. Biological
and socioeconomic factors alike contribute to malnutrition with recent studies focusing on …

Does maternal autonomy influence child nutrition in rural Nigeria?

KK Salman, MB Salawu, OA Oni… - Journal of Hunger & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the influence of maternal autonomy on child nutrition in rural, Nigeria.
The 2013 Nigerian Demography and Health Survey data were utilized. Data were analyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Is maternal autonomy associated with child nutritional status? Evidence from a cross-sectional study in India

P Paul, R Saha - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Despite India's steady economic growth over recent the period, the burden of childhood
malnutrition persists, contributing to higher neonatal and infant mortality. There is limited …

Predictors of early childhood undernutrition in Nigeria: the role of maternal autonomy

N Agu, N Emechebe, K Yusuf, O Falope… - Public health …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Objective: To investigate the relationship between maternal autonomy and various indices of
child undernutrition among children aged< 2 years in Nigeria, considering the cultural …

Does maternal autonomy influence feeding practices and infant growth in rural India?

MR Shroff, PL Griffiths, C Suchindran, B Nagalla… - Social science & …, 2011 - Elsevier
The high prevalence of child under-nutrition remains a profound challenge in the developing
world. Maternal autonomy was examined as a determinant of breast feeding and infant …

Individual and community levels of maternal autonomy and child undernutrition in India

R Rajaram, JM Perkins, W Joe… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Objectives Investigate the relationship between maternal autonomy at multiple levels and
the risk of child stunting, underweight, and wasting in India. Methods Data were from a 2005 …

Maternal nutritional status, decision-making autonomy and the nutritional status of adolescent girls: a cross-sectional analysis in the Mion District of Ghana

M Agaba, F Azupogo, ID Brouwer - Journal of Nutritional Science, 2022 - cambridge.org
A mother's nutritional status and participation in household decision-making, a proxy for
empowerment, are known determinants of improved nutrition and health outcomes for …

Child nutritional status, feeding practices and women's autonomy in rural Andhra Pradesh, India

MR Shroff - 2007 - search.proquest.com
Childhood under-nutrition is a prevalent public health issue through out the developing
world. In recent surveys, such as the one carried out by the National Nutrition Monitoring …

Women's decision-making autonomy and its relationship with child feeding practices and postnatal growth

M Saaka - Journal of Nutritional Science, 2020 - cambridge.org
Childhood stunting remains a global public health concern. Little has been documented on
the effect of women's decision-making autonomy on child growth in settings where decision …