PLOS One
Household wealth is associated with child stunting but not wasting: Evidence from the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Child undernutrition remains a significant population health challenge in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Existing research has established an association between socioeconomic factors and child undernutrition, but less attention has been paid to whether the socioeconomic gradient is similar across indicators that capture different underlying processes. Drawing on fundamental cause theory, this study examines the association between household wealth and child stunting and wasting in Nigeria, and the extent to which …