ideraoluwafasoranti-data/nigeria-DHS-2024

Survey-weighted analysis of maternal autonomy, dietary diversity, and child wasting and stunting using the 2024 Nigeria DHS # Maternal Autonomy, Child Dietary Adequacy, and Malnutrition in Nigeria: A Survey-Weighted Analysis of the 2024 DHS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## About This Project This is an independent secondary data analysis I conducted using the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The project looks at whether maternal decision-making autonomy and dietary diversity are associated with wasting and stunting among children aged 6-23 months in Nigeria's six geopolitical zones. A secondary aim is to examine the relative contribution of household wealth compared to maternal autonomy, given existing evidence that economic resources may constrain what autonomy can achieve in low-income settings. My interest in this topic comes from my background in community nutrition and working with mothers in Ibadan, Oyo State during my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year. I saw that mothers often knew what to feed their children but they faced barriers at the household level to act on that knowledge. This analysis is my attempt to understand that gap using nationally representative data. --- ## Research Questions 1. Does maternal decision-making autonomy predict minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among children aged 6-23 months? 2. Does maternal decision-making autonomy predict minimum acceptable diet (MAD)? 3. Do autonomy, MDD and WASH predict wasting and stunting after controlling for relevant sociodemographic factors? 4. Do autonomy, MAD and WASH predict wasting and stunting after controlling for relevant sociodemographic factors? **Secondary aim:** To examine the relative contribution of household wealth compared to maternal autonomy in predicting child dietary adequacy and malnutrition outcomes in Nigeria. --- ## Data **Source:** 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) **Files:** Kids Recode (KR) and Individual Recode (IR). Stata format **Access …