Prevalence and determinants of double and triple burden of malnutrition among mother-child pairs in Malawi: a mapping and multilevel modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish the prevalence of double burden of malnutrition (DBM) and triple burden of malnutrition (TBM) among mother-child pairs in Malawi and explore their geographical distribution and associated multilevel factors.

Design

Cross-sectional study using secondary data from the 2015-2016 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey using a mixed effects binomial model to identify multilevel factors associated with DBM and TBM. Georeferenced covariates were used to map the predicted prevalence of DBM and TBM.

Setting

All twenty-eight districts in Malawi.

Participants

Mother-child pairs with mothers aged 15-49 years and children aged below 60 months (n 4618 pairs) for DBM and between 6 and 59 months (n 4209 pairs) for TBM.

Results

Approxim

SUBMITTER: Khaki JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11645115 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature