Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria
Abstract Early childbearing poses several potential risks to maternal and child health. This paper empirically analyses the association between teenage pregnancy and child nutritional status, maternal and child anaemia in three countries (Nigeria, India and Bangladesh) that account for the highest p...
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| description | Abstract Early childbearing poses several potential risks to maternal and child health. This paper empirically analyses the association between teenage pregnancy and child nutritional status, maternal and child anaemia in three countries (Nigeria, India and Bangladesh) that account for the highest proportion of teenage births and/or total number of malnourished teenage mothers and children. Data were sourced from nine waves of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria from 2005–2018, covering a sample of 27,705 children from Bangladesh, 266,308 children from India and 54,719 children from Nigeria. Our outcome measures of maternal and child nutrition include (i) a composite measure of anthropometric failure for children (CIAF), (ii) maternal anaemia, (iii) childhood anaemia, and (iv) anaemia in maternal–child pairs. Using multivariate regression analysis, we examine the associations between early childbirth, child nutrition, and maternal and child anaemia, controlling for an array of household‐level socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Across all three countries, the prevalence of CIAF (childhood anthropometric failure) is significantly higher among children born to women aged below 17 at first birth. We further find that early pregnancy and childbearing are associated with significantly higher rates of severe/moderate anaemia among both mothers and children in Bangladesh and Nigeria. In the three countries studied, the proportions of teenage mothers with vulnerable socioeconomic status and suboptimal pre‐conception care are relatively high, which raises the risk of maternal and child morbidity as well as mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-61a5bb3fc0cd41c48c64e340d702d16e2025-08-20T02:36:45ZengWileyMaternal and Child Nutrition1740-86951740-87092025-01-01211n/an/a10.1111/mcn.13723Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and NigeriaAnu Rammohan0Hoi Chu1Niyi Awofeso2Srinivas Goli3Department of Economics The University of Western Australia Perth AustraliaDepartment of Economics The University of Western Australia Perth AustraliaThe School of Health and Environmental Studies Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University Dubai UAEDepartment of Fertility and Social Demography International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Deonar Mumbai IndiaAbstract Early childbearing poses several potential risks to maternal and child health. This paper empirically analyses the association between teenage pregnancy and child nutritional status, maternal and child anaemia in three countries (Nigeria, India and Bangladesh) that account for the highest proportion of teenage births and/or total number of malnourished teenage mothers and children. Data were sourced from nine waves of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria from 2005–2018, covering a sample of 27,705 children from Bangladesh, 266,308 children from India and 54,719 children from Nigeria. Our outcome measures of maternal and child nutrition include (i) a composite measure of anthropometric failure for children (CIAF), (ii) maternal anaemia, (iii) childhood anaemia, and (iv) anaemia in maternal–child pairs. Using multivariate regression analysis, we examine the associations between early childbirth, child nutrition, and maternal and child anaemia, controlling for an array of household‐level socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Across all three countries, the prevalence of CIAF (childhood anthropometric failure) is significantly higher among children born to women aged below 17 at first birth. We further find that early pregnancy and childbearing are associated with significantly higher rates of severe/moderate anaemia among both mothers and children in Bangladesh and Nigeria. In the three countries studied, the proportions of teenage mothers with vulnerable socioeconomic status and suboptimal pre‐conception care are relatively high, which raises the risk of maternal and child morbidity as well as mortality.https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13723adolescent pregnancychild nutritionmaternal and child anaemia |
| spellingShingle | Anu Rammohan Hoi Chu Niyi Awofeso Srinivas Goli Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria Maternal and Child Nutrition adolescent pregnancy child nutrition maternal and child anaemia |
| title | Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria |
| title_full | Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria |
| title_short | Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria |
| title_sort | adolescent pregnancy maternal and child anaemia empirical analysis from india bangladesh and nigeria |
| topic | adolescent pregnancy child nutrition maternal and child anaemia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13723 |
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