Marital Structure and Children’s Nutritional Status in Sub-Saharan Africa
Exploring the Role of Household Size and Women’s Empowerment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15340313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aaron Kobina Christian (0000-0001-8871-3387, University of Ghana, corresponding author), Charles Agyei-Asabere (University of Ghana), Akosua Afriyie Osei-Appaw (University of Ghana), D Yaw Atiglo (0000-0001-6298-6475, University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 508-516 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-7875 • E-ISSN: 1573-6628 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10995-026-04244-5 |
| PMID | 41941008 |
| OpenAlex | W7150998296 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
Empowerment · Marital status · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public health interventions · Women's empowerment · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
The Importance of Women's Status for Child Nutrition in Developing Countries
WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age
Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing
Undernutrition, polygynous context and family structure
Polygyny and Child Growth
Why Would She? Polygyny and Women's Welfare in Ghana
Polygynous Contexts, Family Structure, and Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Is polygyny a risk factor for poor growth performance among Tanzanian agropastoralists
Polygynous Family Structure and Child Undernutrition in Nigeria
Food insecurity and family structure in Nigeria
Women's empowerment, children's nutritional status, and the mediating role of household headship structure
Correlates and spatial distribution of marital dissolution in Ghana
Testing among models of intrahousehold resource allocation
Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency
Family Structure and Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
| Highly cited | No |
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