Urbanization in Peru is inversely associated with double burden of malnutrition: Pooled analysis of 92,841 mother-child pairs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed the relationship between urbanization and the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in Peru.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey (2009 to 2016) was conducted. A DBM "case" comprised a child with undernutrition and a mother with overweight/obesity. For urbanization, three indicators were used: an eight-category variable based on district-level population density (inhabitants/km² ), a dichotomous urban/rural variable, and place of residence (countryside, towns, small cities, or capital/large cities).

Results

The prevalence of DBM was lower in urban than in rural areas (prevalence ratio [PR] 0.70; 95% CI: 0.65-0.75), and compared with the countryside, DBM was less prevalent in towns (PR 0.75; 95%

SUBMITTER: Mendoza-Quispe D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8361670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature