The double burden of overnutrition and undernutrition in mother-child dyads in Kenya: demographic and health survey data, 2014.

ABSTRACT: The double burden of overnutrition and undernutrition is rapidly becoming a public health concern in low- and middle-income countries. We explored the occurrence of mother-child pairs of over- and undernutrition and the contributing factors using the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data. A weighted sample of 7830 mother-child pairs was analysed. The children's nutritional status was determined using the WHO 2006 reference standards while maternal nutritional status was determined with BMI. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were conducted. The proportion of overweight and obese mothers was 26 % (18·8 % overweight and 7·2 % obese). The prevalence of child stunting, underweight and wasting was 26·3, 12·8 and 5·1 %, respectively. Out of th

SUBMITTER: Masibo PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6984123 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature