Table 1.
Potential determinants of childhood malnutrition (children aged 6 to 47 months from mother’s last pregnancy, with a MUAC score).
| Information | Bauchi, % | Cross River, % |
|---|---|---|
| A child whose mother… | ||
| is not married | 1 (36/2701) | 11 (385/3630) |
| has no formal education/less than junior secondary educationa | 78 (2103/2706) | 36 (1338/3627) |
| does not have her own income | 35 (939/2703) | 42 (1547/3639) |
| has 3 or more children | 61 (1656/2701) | 49 (1801/3640) |
| has no food security | 10 (253/2705) | 18 (679/3640) |
| is not able to speak to husband about pregnancy and childbirth | 45 (1121/2677) | 34 (1237/3614) |
| Maternal care during her last pregnancy | ||
| Did not reduce heavy work by 3rd trimester | 88 (2340/2692) | 68 (2403/3568) |
| Less than 4 government ante-natal visits | 51 (1379/2700) | 44 (1558/3610) |
| Experienced abuse during pregnancyb | 9 (236/2371) | 25 (810/3226) |
| Did not have a skilled health worker at delivery | 80 (2139/2685) | 42 (1529/3605) |
| Did not have post-natal check-up within 6 weeks of delivery | 79 (2024/2585) | 75 (2490/3328) |
| Child information | ||
| Female child | 49 (1332/2706) | 49 (1812/3642) |
| Child under two years old | 76 (2042/2706) | 76 (2716/3643) |
| Not given colostrum | 23 (646/2698) | 12 (455/3620) |
| Not exclusively breastfed for exactly six months | 91 (2466/2706) | 81 (2966/3643) |
| Had diarrhoea in the past two weeks | 42 (1146/2659) | 10 (371/3549) |
| Two or more ARI episodes in the past year | 66 (1761/2650) | 19 (703/3585) |
| Household and community information | ||
| Lives in a rural area | 78 (2193/2706) | 67 (2437/3643) |
| Lives in a crowded house | 69 (1887/2685) | 69 (2469/3620) |
| Perceived household financial situation is less than average | 17 (469/2691) | 34 (1258/3624) |
| Community does not have a government health facility | 40 (993/2696) | 24 (798/3541) |
aWe used no formal education in Bauchi and less than junior in Cross River;
bRespondents’ with inadequate privacy or language difficulties were not asked questions regarding domestic violence.