Table 4. Regression results of the role of mother’s knowledge on WHZ in young children.
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s knowledge (index) | 0.115*** | 0.086*** | 0.060*** | 0.145*** | 0.083** |
| (0.017) | (0.021) | (0.022) | (0.028) | (0.035) | |
| Mother’s education (years) | 0.014*** | 0.008 | |||
| (0.005) | (0.007) | ||||
| Mother had no education (Base) | |||||
| Mother had primary education | 0.045 | 0.107 | |||
| (0.078) | (0.079) | ||||
| Mother had secondary education | 0.160* | 0.049 | |||
| (0.085) | (0.194) | ||||
| Mother had tertiary education | 0.325* | 0.162** | |||
| (0.179) | (0.066) | ||||
| Mother’s knowledge index X Primary education | -0.045 | ||||
| (0.051) | |||||
| Mother’s knowledge index X Secondary education (0/1) | -0.054 | ||||
| (0.050) | |||||
| Mother’s knowledge index X Tertiary education (0/1) | 0.035 | ||||
| (0.092) | |||||
| Mother’s age at first birth (years) | 0.004 | 0.029*** | -0.006 | ||
| (0.006) | (0.010) | (0.008) | |||
| Number of children (numbers) | 0.014 | -0.063** | 0.013 | ||
| (0.022) | (0.027) | (0.022) | |||
| Child is a boy (0/1) | -0.109** | -0.378*** | -0.116*** | ||
| (0.044) | (0.053) | (0.044) | |||
| Child’s age (months) | 0.020*** | -0.115*** | 0.021*** | ||
| (0.005) | (0.006) | (0.005) | |||
| Child’s age squared (months) | 0.003*** | 0.015* | 0.005 | ||
| (0.001) | (0.008) | (0.006) | |||
| Child from multiple birth (0/1) | -0.615*** | -0.605*** | -0.656*** | ||
| (0.176) | (0.220) | (0.176) | |||
| Child’s birthweight > 2.49 kg (0/1) | 0.281*** | 0.316*** | 0.271*** | ||
| (0.062) | (0.073) | (0.062) | |||
| Poorest tercile wealth index base | |||||
| Middle tercile wealth index (0/1) | -0.012 | 0.038 | -0.024 | ||
| (0.060) | (0.075) | (0.060) | |||
| Wealthiest tercile wealth index (0/1) | 0.031 | 0.229*** | 0.037 | ||
| (0.074) | (0.086) | (0.073) | |||
| South West (Base) | |||||
| North Central (0/1) | 0.030 | 0.009 | 0.017 | ||
| (0.088) | (0.117) | (0.086) | |||
| North East (0/1) | -0.125 | -0.457*** | -0.115 | ||
| (0.091) | (0.120) | (0.091) | |||
| North West (0/1) | -0.017 | -1.162*** | 0.003 | ||
| (0.093) | (0.122) | (0.093) | |||
| South East (0/1) | -0.104 | 0.191 | -0.101 | ||
| (0.107) | (0.140) | (0.107) | |||
| South South (0/1) | 0.066 | 0.155 | 0.051 | ||
| (0.091) | (0.121) | (0.092) | |||
| Constant | -0.939*** | -0.992*** | -1.325*** | 0.225 | -1.331*** |
| (0.022) | (0.031) | (0.178) | (0.221) | (0.182) | |
| R-squared | 0.009 | 0.010 | 0.026 | 0.210 | 0.028 |
| 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: WHZ = Weight-for-height z-score; Robust standard errors in parentheses.
*** p<0.01,
** p<0.05,
* p<0.10.