Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in child undernutrition: Evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey (2003 – 2013)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Akombi, Blessing J ^a   Agho, Kingsley E ^a   Renzaho, Andre M ^a   Hall, John J ^b   Merom, Dafna R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PROTECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY; STUNTING; TREND STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85061271865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211883     Document Type: Article

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