Trends and Inequalities in Young Child Nutrition in Rwanda Further Analysis of the 2014-15 Demographic and Health Survey DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 109 Republic of Rwanda Trends and Inequalities in Young Child Nutrition in Rwanda: Further Analysis of the 2014-15 Demographic and Health Survey DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 109 Jennifer Yourkavitch ICF Rockville, Maryland, USA January 2018 Corresponding author: Jennifer Yourkavitch, International Health and Development, ICF International, 530 Gaither Road, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850, USA; phone: +1 301-407-6500; fax: +1 301-407-6501; email:
[email protected] Acknowledgment: The author would like to thank Shireen Assaf and Tom Pullum for advice and feedback on data analysis, Rukundo Benedict and Sorrel Namaste for technical input, and Chris Gramer for assistance with the dashboards. Editor: Bryant Robey Document Production: Joan Wardell This report presents findings from a further analysis undertaken as part of the follow-up to the 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS). ICF provided technical assistance for the project. This report is a publication of The DHS Program, which is designed to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. Funding was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the DHS Program (#AID-OAA-C-13-00095). The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID and other cooperating agencies. The Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014-15 (2014-15 RDHS) was implemented by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) from November 9, 2014, to April 8, 2015.