Table 3. Regression results of the role of mother’s knowledge on HAZ in young children.
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s knowledge (index) | 0.337*** | 0.147*** | 0.141*** | 0.142*** | 0.191*** |
| (0.022) | (0.026) | (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.042) | |
| Mother’s education (years) | 0.091*** | 0.016** | |||
| (0.007) | (0.008) | ||||
| Mother had no education (Base) | |||||
| Mother had primary education | 0.045 | 0.032 | |||
| (0.078) | (0.079) | ||||
| Mother had secondary education | 0.161* | 0.164* | |||
| (0.085) | (0.090) | ||||
| Mother had tertiary education | 0.304* | 0.376* | |||
| (0.179) | (0.230) | ||||
| Mother’s knowledge index X Primary education | -0.090 | ||||
| (0.064) | |||||
| Mother’s knowledge index X Secondary education (0/1) | -0.086 | ||||
| (0.059) | |||||
| Mother’s knowledge index X Tertiary education (0/1) | -0.113 | ||||
| (0.124) | |||||
| Mother’s age at first birth (years) | -0.010 | 0.015** | 0.015** | ||
| (0.012) | (0.008) | (0.008) | |||
| Number of children (numbers) | -0.063** | -0.062** | -0.064** | ||
| (0.027) | (0.027) | (0.027) | |||
| Child is a boy (0/1) | -0.371*** | -0.371*** | -0.372*** | ||
| (0.053) | (0.053) | (0.053) | |||
| Child’s age (months) | -0.115*** | -0.115*** | -0.115*** | ||
| (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.006) | |||
| Child’s age squared (months) | 0.003* | 0.002* | 0.002* | ||
| 0.001 | (0.001) | (0.001) | |||
| Child from multiple birth (0/1) | -0.614*** | -0.617*** | -0.638*** | ||
| (0.211) | (0.211) | (0.213) | |||
| Child’s birthweight > 2.49 kg (0/1) | 0.317*** | 0.319*** | 0.313*** | ||
| (0.073) | (0.073) | (0.073) | |||
| Poorest tercile wealth index base | |||||
| Middle tercile wealth index (0/1) | 0.038 | 0.043 | 0.036 | ||
| (0.075) | (0.075) | (0.075) | |||
| Wealthiest tercile wealth index (0/1) | 0.223** | 0.226*** | 0.228*** | ||
| (0.087) | (0.086) | (0.086) | |||
| South West (Base) | |||||
| North Central (0/1) | 0.013 | 0.010 | -0.002 | ||
| (0.117) | (0.117) | (0.117) | |||
| North East (0/1) | -0.456*** | -0.464*** | -0.470*** | ||
| (0.120) | (0.120) | (0.120) | |||
| North West (0/1) | -1.154*** | -1.164*** | -1.165*** | ||
| (0.121) | (0.122) | (0.122) | |||
| South East (0/1) | 0.197 | 0.192 | 0.194 | ||
| (0.140) | (0.140) | (0.140) | |||
| South South (0/1) | 0.156 | 0.153 | 0.152 | ||
| (0.121) | (0.121) | (0.121) | |||
| Constant | -1.315*** | -1.660*** | 0.192 | 0.211 | 0.245 |
| (0.029) | (0.040) | (0.218) | (0.221) | (0.222) | |
| R-squared | 0.042 | 0.074 | 0.209 | 0.209 | 0.210 |
| Number of observations | 4,941 | 4,941 | 4,941 | 4,941 | 4,941 |
Source: Authors’ computation from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), 2013
Note: HAZ = Height-for-age z-score; Robust standard errors in parentheses.
*** p<0.01,
** p<0.05,
* p<0.10.