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Synopsis: Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Quantitative evidence from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys

To better understand the drivers of chronic child undernutrition in northern Nigeria and how those drivers differ from those in other areas of the country, an econometric analysis was done of data from the 2008 and 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS). The analyses focused on children...

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Main Authors: Amare, Mulubrhan, Benson, Todd, Fadare, Olusegun, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2017
Subjects:
child nutrition
undernutrition
nutrition policies
malnutrition
econometrics
health surveys
child stunting
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148350
Summary:To better understand the drivers of chronic child undernutrition in northern Nigeria and how those drivers differ from those in other areas of the country, an econometric analysis was done of data from the 2008 and 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS). The analyses focused on children aged 6 to 23 months.

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