Socio-economic inequalities in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: a decomposition app
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Socio‑economic inequalities in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: a decomposition approach Emran Hasan1, Moriam Khanam2* and Shafiun N. Shimul2
Abstract Background: Overweight and obesity of women is a growing concern all over the world. However, an understanding on the socio-economic inequalities in overweight and obesity of women received little attention, especially in the context of Bangladesh. Therefore, the objective of this study was to measure the inequality in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh as well as to explore the effect of various socio-economic factors on this inequality. Methods: This study used data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014 which is a nationally representative data. The concentration index of overweight and obesity was applied to measure the extent of socioeconomic inequality. Finally, the concertation index was decomposed in order to understand the contribution of different socio-economic variables in inequality in overweight and obesity of women. Results: This study included a total of 16,624 women of reproductive age. The study found that the prevalence of overweight was about 29% and the rate of obesity was approximately 11%. The value of concentration index for overweight and obesity was 0.37 (p
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