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| Title | Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria |
| Author | Omilola, Babatunde |
| Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Despite the fact that nonincome dimensions of well-being such as nutrition and health are now placed on the global development agenda, substantial gaps remain in our knowledge about patterns and trends in nutrition inequalities in many developing countries. The main objective of this paper is to document a useful starting point for understanding the determinants of inequalities in nutritional status and provide some understanding of the proximate causes of inequalities in nutritional status as well as the factors responsible for inequalities in health and nutritional status of children and women in the policy debate. Using Nigeria as a case study and using data from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey, this paper measures and decomposes the patterns and trends of inequalities in child and maternal nutritional status in Nigeria. In particular, the paper decomposes observed nutritional inequalities into inequalities between and within demographic and socioeconomic groups to ascertain the relative contributions of the between-groups and within-group components of inequalities. To identify the most vulnerable groups in Nigeria, the paper also explores the prevalence of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria. The paper finds that within-group inequalities are the sources of most inequalities in the nutritional status of children and women in Nigeria. Inequalities between demographic and socioeconomic groups are less important. Child and maternal malnutrition are concentrated among the least educated households, the rural population, the north (in particular its Hausa ethnic group), and those who drink water from public wells. Malnutrition in Nigeria is a vicious cycle in that child malnutrition can be partly traced back to low birth weight (and therefore to maternal malnutrition). To interrupt this vicious cycle, the Nigerian government should take targeted and concerted actions that focus attention on addressing within-group inequalities. Intervention in the areas of primary healthcare, home-based caring practices, access to basic services (such as safe drinking water and good sanitation), education of women, and direct nutritional interventions for malnourished children seem the most appropriate. |
| Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
| Series Number | 968 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Full citation | Omilola, Babatunde. 2010. Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 968. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/1578 |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Discussion paper |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
| Subject - country location |
NIGERIA WEST AFRICA AFRICA |
| Subject - keywords |
Nutrition Inequality Developing countries Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey malnutrition rural population Nutritional status health Health and nutrition Gender |
| IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP32 |
| IFPRI Division | DSGD |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Display Notes | Effective January 2007, the Discussion Paper series within each division and the Director General's Office of IFPRI were merged into one IFPRI-wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI's website at http://www.ifpri.org/publications/results/taxonomy%3A468. IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results. They have been peer reviewed, but have not been subject to a formal external review via IFPRI's Publications Review Committee. They are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment; any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of IFPRI. |
| LOC call number | IFPRIDP00968 |
| Physical description | 56 pages |
| IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/publication/patterns-and-trends-child-and-maternal-nutrition-inequalities-nigeria |
| RePEc Downloads | https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/ifprid/968.html |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1579.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2017-08-03 |
| Date modified | 2017-08-03 |
| OCLC number | 778453201 |
| CONTENTdm number | 1578 |
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| Access Rights | Open Access |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1554.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2017-08-03 |
| Date modified | 2017-08-03 |
| CONTENTdm number | 1553 |
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