Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally …

MR Hashan, MF Rabbi, SS Haider, R Das Gupta - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Global epidemiological transition across various countries have documented
the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition. South Asian countries are facing this …

Double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in 55 low-and middle-income countries: progress achieved and opportunities for meeting the global …

MM Hasan, S Ahmed, RJ Soares Magalhaes… - European journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Objective To examine trends and projections of underweight (Body Mass Index, BMI< 18.5
kg/m2) and overweight (BMI≥ 25.0 kg/m2) in women of reproductive age in 55 low-and …

Prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity among reproductive-aged women: A pooled analysis of data from South Asian countries …

F Ferdausi, MA Al-Zubayer, SA Keramat… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims Underweight and overweight/obesity is a critical public health
problem among women in South Asian countries. This study aimed to find the prevalence of …

Prevalence of underweight and its associated factors among reproductive age group women in ethiopia: analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health …

A Mengesha Kassie, B Beletew Abate… - … and Public health, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Underweight is defined as being below the healthy weight range. Underweight
in reproductive age group women not only affects women but also increases the risk of an …

[HTML][HTML] Fertility is a key predictor of the double burden of malnutrition among women of child-bearing age in sub-Saharan Africa

JM Were, S Stranges, IF Creed - Journal of global health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The ongoing nutrition transition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is exhibiting
spatial heterogeneity and temporal variability leading to different forms of malnutrition …

Factors associated with undernutrition among 20 to 49 year old women in Uganda: a secondary analysis of the Uganda demographic health survey 2016

Q Sserwanja, D Mukunya, T Habumugisha… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Women are at risk of undernutrition due to biological, socio-economic, and
cultural factors. Undernourished women have higher risk of poor obstetric outcomes. We …

Correlates and inequality of underweight and overweight among women of reproductive age: Evidence from the 2016 Nepal Demographic Health Survey

A Rai, S Gurung, S Thapa, NM Saville - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Understanding socio-economic correlates and inequality of underweight and
overweight is crucial to develop interventions to prevent adverse health outcomes. Materials …

Overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Mali: what are the determinants?

AA Seidu, BO Ahinkorah, E Agbaglo… - International …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Existing evidence suggests that there has been a surge of overweight and
obesity in low-and middle-income countries around the world. In this study we investigated …

Intraindividual double burden of malnutrition among women (15–49 years) in India, Myanmar, and Nepal: evidence from the recent Demographic and Health Surveys

R Jayalakshmi, C Sewor, S Kannan - European Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Background There is a concurrent increase in anaemia and overweight/obesity among
women in the South and South East Asia regions. Despite these, studies on the co-existence …

Double burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among women in low and middle income countries: findings from 52 nationally representative data

AZ Alem, Y Yeshaw, AM Liyew, ZT Tessema… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is an emerging global public health
problem. The United Nations member states adopted eradicating all forms of malnutrition as …