Abstract
This chapter discusses how the various factors (individual, household, and community characteristics) affect children's nutritional status as measured by the weight-for-height Z-score (ZWH). This is undertaken using a simple linear regression framework. This approach is appropriate as it determines how the average score of ZWH changes when an independent variable (causal factor) increases by one standard deviation unit. This chapter also discusses the conceptual framework and indicators of nutritional status. It reviews a few studies that examine the role of individual characteristics (such as age of the child), household characteristics (such as maternal education, nutrition knowledge), and community characteristics (such as water and sanitation facilities) on child nutritional status.
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