Advances in Pediatric Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2385-4529
ISSN: 2385-4529
Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Research
Impact and Equity of Five Years Multisectoral Investment to Improve Child Nutritional Status in Nigeria
Author(s): Robert Ndamobissi*, Edward Eungu Kutondo, Annabel Judith Hodge, Nemat Hajeebhoy, Morey Mitchell, Hannan Ring, Anna Warren and Ariyo Oluwaseun
Nigeria is the largest country in Africa in terms of its population and economy, and has innovative policies, strategies and investments to improve child survival and development. Despite these efforts, approximately 12 million Nigerian children aged under 5 years are stunted and 3 million are suffering from wasting. In response to this child malnutrition crisis, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) partnered with the government of Nigeria and public-private partners to develop and implement the Nigeria-UNICEF country programme of cooperation (2018-2022), with nutrition as part of the child survival component.
The impact assessment within the pilot states has been performed using the primary data collected across seven states using an holistic questionnaire (51) developed for this purpose covering a sample of 5,600 households. We also su.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2385-4529.24.11.084