Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State

Poverty and a lack of awareness seem to be at the heart of the problem of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria. Until the socioeconomic status of the vast majority of Nigerians improves significantly, malnutrition will continue to pose a serious threat to the growth and development of Nigerian children...

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Autores principales: Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi, Onabanjo, Oluseye, Fadare, Olusegun, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146464
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author Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi
Onabanjo, Oluseye
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Oyeyemi, Motunrayo
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description Poverty and a lack of awareness seem to be at the heart of the problem of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria. Until the socioeconomic status of the vast majority of Nigerians improves significantly, malnutrition will continue to pose a serious threat to the growth and development of Nigerian children and the future of national development. Significant variations exist in the level of child and maternal malnutrition across rural/urban settings, geopolitical zones, and agro-ecological bands in Nigeria. Malnutrition rates are higher among rural households who depend more on agriculture than on other sectors for their livelihoods. A range of socioeconomic, demographic, and public health related factors work together to influence maternal and child nutrition outcomes among rural and urban dwellers across the geopolitical zones and agro-ecological zones in Nigeria.
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spelling CGSpace1464642025-11-06T06:27:50Z Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi Onabanjo, Oluseye Fadare, Olusegun Oyeyemi, Motunrayo food storage surveys nutrition policies socioeconomic environment malnutrition nutrition children food security food consumption poverty diet rural areas public health Poverty and a lack of awareness seem to be at the heart of the problem of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria. Until the socioeconomic status of the vast majority of Nigerians improves significantly, malnutrition will continue to pose a serious threat to the growth and development of Nigerian children and the future of national development. Significant variations exist in the level of child and maternal malnutrition across rural/urban settings, geopolitical zones, and agro-ecological bands in Nigeria. Malnutrition rates are higher among rural households who depend more on agriculture than on other sectors for their livelihoods. A range of socioeconomic, demographic, and public health related factors work together to influence maternal and child nutrition outcomes among rural and urban dwellers across the geopolitical zones and agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. 2016-08-10 2024-06-21T09:07:09Z 2024-06-21T09:07:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146464 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi; Onabanjo, Oluseye; Fadare, Olusegun; and Oyeyemi, Motunrayo. 2016. Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State. NSSP Working Paper 33. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146464
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surveys
nutrition policies
socioeconomic environment
malnutrition
nutrition
children
food security
food consumption
poverty
diet
rural areas
public health
Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi
Onabanjo, Oluseye
Fadare, Olusegun
Oyeyemi, Motunrayo
Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State
title Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State
title_full Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State
title_fullStr Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State
title_full_unstemmed Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State
title_short Child malnutrition in Nigeria: Evidence from Kwara State
title_sort child malnutrition in nigeria evidence from kwara state
topic food storage
surveys
nutrition policies
socioeconomic environment
malnutrition
nutrition
children
food security
food consumption
poverty
diet
rural areas
public health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146464
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