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Weight patterns among mother-child pairs in the Middle East and North African Region.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aim to evaluate weight status in mother-child household pairs and patterns specific to over-nutrition households and double burden households.

Methods

We used nationally representative data from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey (2001-2014) in the Middle East & North African (MENA) Region (n = 45,104) to examine weight status of mother-child dyads. Under-nutrition households were defined as mothers with underweight and children with wasting; over-nutrition households as mothers with overweight/obesity and children with overweight; and double burden households as mothers with underweight and children with overweight or mothers with overweight/obesity mother and children with wasting. Survey-adjusted multinomial logistic regression were used to quantify predictors of weight patterns.

Results

Across the MENA region, 8.6% of households were experiencing double burden malnutrition, 11% were experiencing over-nutrition and 0.2% were experiencing under-nutrition. Wealthier households with older mothers, higher birth-order children, more educated parents and private water access were more likely to be over-nutrition or double burden households. Compared to over-nutrition households, double burden households were poorer and more likely to have a child with low birthweight.

Conclusions

Over-nutrition is the most common unhealthy weight pattern, followed by double-burden; socioeconomic status and birth weight are consistent predictors of unhealthy mother-child pairs.

SUBMITTER: Jones-Antwi RE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807028 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Weight patterns among mother-child pairs in the Middle East and North African Region.

Jones-Antwi Rebecca E RE Cunningham Solveig A SA

Annals of epidemiology 20221128

<h4>Aim</h4>We aim to evaluate weight status in mother-child household pairs and patterns specific to over-nutrition households and double burden households.<h4>Methods</h4>We used nationally representative data from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey (2001-2014) in the Middle East & North African (MENA) Region (n = 45,104) to examine weight status of mother-child dyads. Under-nutrition households were defined as mothers with underweight and children with wasting; over-nutrition house ...[more]

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