Women's empowerment, children's nutritional status, and the mediating role of household headship structure: Evidence from sub‐Saharan Africa

Autor:	Aaron K. Christian, D. Yaw Atiglo, Michael A. Okyere, Akua Obeng‐Dwamena, Grace S. Marquis, Andrew D. Jones
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	anaemia children's nutritional status household headship migration stunting women's empowerment Pediatrics RJ1-570 Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991 Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases RC620-627
Zdroj:	Maternal and Child Nutrition, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1740-8709 1740-8695
DOI:	10.1111/mcn.13520
Popis:	Abstract We aimed to examine the association between women's empowerment and childhood nutritional status while accounting for the mediating role of household headship structure. Cross‐country, cross‐sectional quantitative data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (2015–2018) were used. Women's empowerment was measured as a composite index of participation in household decision‐making, attitude towards domestic violence, and asset ownership. Childhood nutrition status was measure as anaemia (haemoglobin concentration
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