Profiling household double and triple burden of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and influencing household factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Undernutrition and anaemia (the commonest micronutrient deficiency), continue to remain prevalent and persistent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alongside a rising prevalence of overweight and obesity. However, there has been little research on the co-existence of all three conditions in the same household in recent years. The current study examines the co-existence and correlates of the different conditions of household burden of malnutrition in the same household across SSA.

Setting

The study involved twenty-three countries across SSA who conducted Demographic and Health Surveys between 2008 and 2017.

Participants

The analytical sample includes 145 020 households with valid data on the nutritional status of women and children pairs (i.e. women of reproductive

SUBMITTER: Christian AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991556 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature