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- Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan
(School of Medicine and Population Health, Division of Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4AD, UK
Department of Liberal Studies, College of Business and Administrative Studies, Niger State Polytechnic, Bida Campus, Bida 912231, Nigeria)
- Stephen J. Walters
(School of Medicine and Population Health, Division of Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4AD, UK)
- Richard M. Jacques
(School of Medicine and Population Health, Division of Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4AD, UK)
- Khaled Khatab
(Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UK)
Abstract
In the last ten years, multimorbidity in children under the age of five years has become an emerging health issue in developing countries. The study of multimorbidity of anaemia, malaria, and malnutrition (MAMM) among children in Nigeria has not received significant attention. This study aims to investigate what risk factors are associated with the prevalence of multimorbidity among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria. This study used two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys, the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey and the 2018 National Human Development Report. A series of multilevel mixed-effect ordered logistic regression models were used to investigate the associations between child/parent/household variables (at level 1), community-related variables (at level 2) and area-related variables (at level 3), and the multimorbidity outcome (no disease, one disease only, two or more diseases). The results show that 48.3% (4917/10,184) of the sample of children aged 6–59 months display two or more of the disease outcomes. Being a female child, the maternal parent having completed higher education, the mother being anaemic, the household wealth quintile being in the richest category, the proportion of community wealth status being high, the region being in the south, and place of residence being rural were among the significant predictors of MAMM ( p < 0.05). The prevalence of MAMM found in this study is unacceptably high. If suitable actions are not urgently taken, Nigeria’s ability to actualise SDG-3 will be in grave danger. Therefore, suitable policies are necessary to pave the way for the creation/development of integrated care models to ameliorate this problem.
Suggested Citation
Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan & Stephen J. Walters & Richard M. Jacques & Khaled Khatab, 2024.
"The Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Multimorbidity of Anaemia, Malaria, and Malnutrition among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Nigeria,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(6), pages 1-22, June.
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RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:6:p:765-:d:1414249
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