Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey
The double burden of malnutrition is becoming more prevalent among Bangladeshi women. Underweight, overweight, and obesity were examined among women aged 15–49 years using the 2017–2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). A dataset of 20,127 women aged 15–49 years with complete Body Mas...
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| author | Mansura Khanam Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu Kazi Istiaque Sanin Md. Ahshanul Haque Razia Sultana Rita Kingsley Emwinyore Agho Tahmeed Ahmed |
| author_facet | Mansura Khanam Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu Kazi Istiaque Sanin Md. Ahshanul Haque Razia Sultana Rita Kingsley Emwinyore Agho Tahmeed Ahmed |
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| description | The double burden of malnutrition is becoming more prevalent among Bangladeshi women. Underweight, overweight, and obesity were examined among women aged 15–49 years using the 2017–2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). A dataset of 20,127 women aged 15–49 years with complete Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements were extracted and categorized as underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity. A multiple logistic regression that adjusts for clustering and sampling weights was used to examine underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive age Bangladeshi women. Our analyses revealed that the odds of being overweight and obese were higher among women who completed primary and secondary or more levels of education, rich households, breastfeeding women, and women exposed to media (newspapers and television (TV). Women from the poorest households were significantly more likely to be underweight (AOR = 3.86, 95%CI: 2.94–5.07) than women from richer households. The likelihood of being underweight was higher among women with no schooling, adolescent women, and women not using contraceptives. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity was higher among educated and affluent women while underweight was higher among women from low socioeconomic status, indicating that tailored messages to combat overweight and obesity should target educated and affluent Bangladeshi women while improving nutrition among women from low socioeconomic status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d92f1a19ff8949c68c38eda605d886cb2023-11-23T09:57:18ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-12-011312440810.3390/nu13124408Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide SurveyMansura Khanam0Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu1Kazi Istiaque Sanin2Md. Ahshanul Haque3Razia Sultana Rita4Kingsley Emwinyore Agho5Tahmeed Ahmed6International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO BOX 128, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshTranslational Health Research Institute (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, AustraliaInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO BOX 128, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO BOX 128, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO BOX 128, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshTranslational Health Research Institute (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, AustraliaInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO BOX 128, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshThe double burden of malnutrition is becoming more prevalent among Bangladeshi women. Underweight, overweight, and obesity were examined among women aged 15–49 years using the 2017–2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). A dataset of 20,127 women aged 15–49 years with complete Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements were extracted and categorized as underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity. A multiple logistic regression that adjusts for clustering and sampling weights was used to examine underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive age Bangladeshi women. Our analyses revealed that the odds of being overweight and obese were higher among women who completed primary and secondary or more levels of education, rich households, breastfeeding women, and women exposed to media (newspapers and television (TV). Women from the poorest households were significantly more likely to be underweight (AOR = 3.86, 95%CI: 2.94–5.07) than women from richer households. The likelihood of being underweight was higher among women with no schooling, adolescent women, and women not using contraceptives. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity was higher among educated and affluent women while underweight was higher among women from low socioeconomic status, indicating that tailored messages to combat overweight and obesity should target educated and affluent Bangladeshi women while improving nutrition among women from low socioeconomic status.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/12/4408obesitynutritionwomenbody mass index (BMI)Demographic Health Survey (DHS) |
| spellingShingle | Mansura Khanam Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu Kazi Istiaque Sanin Md. Ahshanul Haque Razia Sultana Rita Kingsley Emwinyore Agho Tahmeed Ahmed Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey Nutrients obesity nutrition women body mass index (BMI) Demographic Health Survey (DHS) |
| title | Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey |
| title_full | Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey |
| title_fullStr | Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey |
| title_short | Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Bangladeshi Women: A Nationwide Survey |
| title_sort | underweight overweight and obesity among reproductive bangladeshi women a nationwide survey |
| topic | obesity nutrition women body mass index (BMI) Demographic Health Survey (DHS) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/12/4408 |
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