Maternal IPV and Child Development Linkages Across 10 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Ten low- and middle-income countries provide data for 4,448 mother-child dyads, with mothers aged 15 to 49 and children aged 36 to 59 months. The study by Lei Yue, uploaded to figshare in 2026, examines the pathway from maternal intimate partner violence to early childhood development through child growth metrics. It uses cross-sectional data from the latest Demographic and Health Surveys.

Use Cases

• Mediation analysis of pathways from IPV to child development based on height-for-age z-scores.
• Gender-differentiated analysis of IPV impacts based on mother-girl and mother-boy dyads.
• Cross-country comparative studies on maternal health and child outcomes based on data from 10 countries.
• Research on the role of child growth as a mediator between maternal trauma and developmental outcomes.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 4,448 mother-child dyads from 10 countries.
• Analysis separates results for total dyads, mother-girl dyads, and mother-boy dyads.
• IPV assessment uses the modified Conflict Tactics Scale covering emotional, physical, and sexual forms.

Limitations

• Dataset size is 12.9 KB, indicating a very limited scope, likely containing summary results rather than raw data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey data combined from the latest DHS surveys in 10 countries.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 05:34:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

10 low- and middle-income countries