Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malnutrition indicators in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, 1999-2011

Abstract

Objective To examine changes in the spatial clustering of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (under-5s) for the period 1999 to 2011 in Bangladesh. Design We used data from four nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 1999-2000, 2004, 2007 and 2011 in Bangladesh involving a total of 24 211 under-5s located in 1661 primary sampling units (PSU; geographical unit of analysis) throughout Bangladesh. The prevalence of stunting (height/length-for-age Z-score