Maternal IPV and Child Development Data from 10 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

4,448 mother-child dyads from the latest Demographic and Health Surveys in 10 low- and middle-income countries, with children aged 36 to 59 months. The dataset, authored by Lei Yue and last updated in 2026, supports mediation analysis on pathways from intimate partner violence to early childhood development via child growth metrics.

Use Cases

• Mediation analysis of pathways from intimate partner violence to early childhood development based on height-for-age z-score.
• Gender-disaggregated analysis of child development outcomes based on mother-girl and mother-boy dyads.
• Cross-country comparative studies on maternal IPV and child growth based on data from 10 low- and middle-income nations.

Strengths

• 4,448 mother-child dyads provide a substantive sample size for analysis.
• Data spans 10 countries, offering a multi-national perspective.
• Analysis includes three distinct forms of IPV (emotional, physical, sexual) and gender-specific dyads.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for specific sub-analyses (e.g., mother-boy dyads) is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 12.4 KB file size suggests the dataset is a summary or analysis table, not the raw survey data.

Provenance

Source

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 10 low- and middle-income countries.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey data combined and analyzed using mediation models.

Time Range

Likely reflects the latest DHS survey cycles prior to the study's publication.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 05:34:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

10 low- and middle-income countries (specific countries not named).