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

This article was published in PLOS ONE by BMJ Journals [© 2020 Hashan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 The Journal's website is a...

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Asıl Yazarlar:	Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul, Rabbi, Md Fazla, Haider, Shams Shabab, Gupta, Rajat Das
Diğer Yazarlar:	Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health
Materyal Türü:	Journal Article
Dil:	en_US
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi:	PLOS ONE 2022
Konular:	Underweight Overweight Obesity Women of reproductive age group Maldives
Online Erişim:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16661 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241621

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spelling	10361-166612022-05-24T21:01:30Z Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul Rabbi, Md Fazla Haider, Shams Shabab Gupta, Rajat Das Brac James P. Grant School of Public Health Underweight Overweight Obesity Women of reproductive age group Maldives This article was published in PLOS ONE by BMJ Journals [© 2020 Hashan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 The Journal's website is at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 Background: Global epidemiological transition across various countries have documented the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition. South Asian countries are facing this public health hazard in remarkable manner. To enrich the evidence and relation with women’s health in the Maldives, this study was undertaken to examine the prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among reproductive age women. Methods This study was conducted utilizing data from the Maldives Demographic and Health Survey 2016–17. After presenting descriptive analyses, multivariable logistic regression analysis method was used to examine the prevalence and associations between different nutritional status categories. These were grouped based on the WHO recommended cut-off value and relevant socio-demographic determinants among reproductive age women. Results A total weighted sample of 6,634 reproductive age Maldivian women (15–49 years) were included in the analysis. The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 63%, while the underweight prevalence was 10%. The younger age group (15–24 years) had a higher prevalence of underweight (26%). On the other hand, an overweight and obesity prevalence of 82.6% was observed among the older age group (35–49 years). Regression analysis showed that residents of the North and Central Provinces, those in the higher quintiles of wealth index, married women and those with parity of more than two children, were all significantly negatively correlated to being underweight. Increased age, being married or separated/divorced/widowed and having more than three children was found to have a significant positive association with overweight and obesity. Conclusions Maldives is facing nutritional transition and a major public health hazard demonstrated by the high burden of overweight and obesity and persistence of chronic problem of undernutrition. Surveillance of vulnerable individuals with identified socio-demographic factors and cost-effective interventions are highly recommended to address the persistent underweight status and the emerging problem of overweight/obesity. Published 2022-05-24T05:29:18Z 2022-05-24T05:29:18Z 2020 2020-10-29 Journal Article Hashan, M. R., Rabbi, M. F., Haider, S. S., & Gupta, R. D. (2020). Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study. PLoS ONE, 15(10 October) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16661 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 en_US https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 application/pdf PLOS ONE
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spellingShingle	Underweight Overweight Obesity Women of reproductive age group Maldives Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul Rabbi, Md Fazla Haider, Shams Shabab Gupta, Rajat Das Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
description	This article was published in PLOS ONE by BMJ Journals [© 2020 Hashan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241621 The Journal's website is at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241621
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title	Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
title_short	Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
title_full	Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
title_fullStr	Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study
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Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age group in the Maldives: Evidence from a nationally representative study

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