Double burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among women in low and middle income countries: findings from 52 nationally representative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is an emerging global public health problem. The United Nations member states adopted eradicating all forms of malnutrition as an integral component of the global agenda. However, there is evidence of a high burden of undernutrition among women and rising rates of overweight and obesity, especially in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity among women of reproductive age in LMICs.

Methods

Data for the study were drawn from a recent 52 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in LMICS. We included a sample of 1,099,187 women of reproductive age. A multilevel multinomial logistic regression model was use

SUBMITTER: Alem AZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10398981 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature