Maternal Characteristics Mediating the Impact of Household Poverty on the Nutritional Status of Children Under 5 Years of Age in Bangladesh.

Objectives: We explored the maternal characteristics that mediate the effect of household poverty on childhood undernutrition.

Methods: We used the population-based Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey data from 2014 for demographic characteristics, child and maternal factors.

Results: Of the 7173 under-5 children, 3456 (48.