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

Ten low- and middle-income countries provide data for this cross-sectional study of 4,448 mother-child dyads. Author Lei Yue published the analysis on figshare in May 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license. The research examines pathways from maternal intimate partner violence to early childhood development through child growth indicators.

Use Cases

• Conducting mediation analysis on pathways from intimate partner violence to child development based on described variables.
• Investigating gender differences in developmental outcomes based on mother-girl and mother-boy dyad subsets.
• Analyzing associations between different forms of IPV (emotional, physical, sexual) and child growth metrics like HAZ.
• Cross-country comparative studies on early childhood development using Demographic and Health Survey data.

Strengths

• Includes data from 4,448 mother-child dyads, providing a substantial sample size.
• Covers 10 distinct low- and middle-income countries, enabling cross-national comparison.
• Analyzes three specific forms of IPV (emotional, physical, sexual) and their distinct associations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific Demographic and Health Surveys used.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Combined cross-sectional data from the latest DHS surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 05:46:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

10 low- and middle-income countries.