TY - JOUR AU - Akombi, Blessing Jaka AU - Agho, Kingsley Emwinyore AU - Hall, John Joseph AU - Merom, Dafna AU - Astell-Burt, Thomas AU - Renzaho, Andre M. N. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/01/13 TI - Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 15 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Stunting has been identified as one of the major proximal risk factors for poor physical and mental development of children under-5 years. Stunting predominantly occurs in the first 1000 days of life (0–23 months) and continues to the age of five. This study examines factors associated with stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0770-z DO - 10.1186/s12887-016-0770-z ID - Akombi2017 ER -