Publications by authors named "Seidu Awal Mohammed"
Article Synopsis
- - Maternal nutritional status, particularly body mass index (BMI) and anaemia, has a significant impact on child undernutrition in West Africa, where issues like stunting, wasting, and underweight are prevalent among under-five children.
- - The study analyzed data from 13 West African countries (2010-2019) using Poisson regression and structural equation modeling, revealing that low birth weight (LBW) mediates the relationship between maternal undernutrition and various forms of child undernutrition.
- - The findings indicate that addressing maternal undernutrition and reducing LBW rates are crucial for improving child health outcomes, and it is recommended that policymakers incorporate strategies targeting these issues.
Objective: We present prevalence estimates and secular trends of stunting, wasting, underweight, and anaemia among children under 5 years of age and low birth weight (LBW) over the period 1985-2019 in West Africa (WA).
Design: Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and World Bank data. DerSimonian-Laird random effect model with the Knapp-Hartung adjustment to the standard error was used to derive overall prevalence estimates.