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Double Burden of Malnutrition (DBM) and Anaemia under the Same Roof: A Bangladesh Perspective.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Mamun, Sumaiya 
Mascie-Taylor, Christopher Guy Nicholas 

Abstract

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) and anaemia is a growing concern in developing countries. Using the cross-sectional Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, 2011, 5763 mother⁻child pairs were examined. In households where the mother was overweight, 24.5% of children were stunted, 19.8% underweight, 9.3% wasted, and 51.7% anaemic. Significant regional differences were found in DBM and anaemia as well as drinking water source, while DBM alone was more common in more well-off households (based on wealth index) and where the father was employed in skilled or service occupations. More policy and awareness programmes are needed to address the coexistence of child undernutrition and maternal overweight/obesity and anaemia in the same household.

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Keywords

anaemia, double burden of malnutrition, obesity, overweight, undernutrition

Journal Title

Medical Sciences

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Journal ISSN

2076-3271
2076-3271

Volume Title

7

Publisher

MDPI
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This research was supported through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), UK.