| IYCD | Infant and Young Child Development |
| DAZ | development-for-age z-score |
| LMIC | Low- and middle-income country |
| MUAC | Mid-upper arm circumference |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HAZ | height-for-age z-score |
| WAZ | weight-for-age z-score |
| WHZ | weight-for-height z-score |
| SES | Socioeconomic status |
| DHS | Demographic & Health Survey |
| FCI | Family care indicators |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Childrens Fund |
| LMS | Lambda, mu, sigma |
| MIRT | Multidimensional item response theory |
| GPCM | Generalised partial credit model |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| RAP | Raw proportion of agreement |