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SUBMITTER: Chilinda ZB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886910 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chilinda Zizwani Brian ZB Wahlqvist Mark L ML Lee Meei-Shyuan MS Huang Yi-Chen YC
Scientific reports 20210216 1
Child undernutrition is a major health problem in Malawi. We assessed the association between maternal autonomy and child stunting in Malawi. We utilized nationally representative pooled cross-sectional data from the 2010 and 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys (MDHS), which included 7348 mother (28.1 ± 6.8 years, range 15-49 years)-child (27.6 ± 16.7 months, range 0-59 months) pairs. Maternal autonomy composite scores captured decision-making power, tolerance of domestic violence, and ...[more]