Assessment of Childhood Malnutrition and Household Food Security in Angwan Rogo and Tudun Wada Communities of Jos North, Nigeria

Background: Childhood malnutrition remains a significant public health problem in northern Nigeria, particularly in low-income urban settlements where food insecurity, infectious diseases, and poor feeding practices all occur simultaneously. Angwan Rogo and Tudun Wada are two densely populated Hausa-Fulani communities in Jos North that present especially heightened conditions of vulnerability among children under five years. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,034 caregivers of children aged 0–59 months recruited by multistage sampling. Data collection used a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire with Likert-scaled measures on food security, feeding practices, sanitation, and coping mechanisms. Anthropometric measurements were obtained by following WHO protocols. Associations between food security, feeding practices, and nutritional outcomes were determined using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests. The level of significance was set at p