Socioeconomic and urban-rural inequalities in the population-level double burden of child malnutrition in the East and Southern African Region.

ABSTRACT: Socioeconomic and urban-rural inequalities in the population-level double burden of child malnutrition threatens global nutrition targets 2025, especially in East and Southern Africa. We aimed to quantify these inequalities from nationally representative household surveys in the East and Southern African region. 13 Demographic and Health Surveys between 2006 and 2018 including 72,231 children under five years old were studied. Prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight (including obesity) were disaggregated by wealth quintiles, maternal education categories and urban-rural residence for visual inspection of inequalities. The slope index of inequality (SII) and the relative index of inequality (RII) were estimated for each country. Regional estimates of child malnutrition prevalence and

SUBMITTER: Caleyachetty R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10128925 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature