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Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle income countries between 2000 and 2017
A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 20...
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| 720 | |a Kinyoki, J. R. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Lazzar-Atwood, A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Lain Hay, S. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Oluwasanu, M. M |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2020 | ||
| 520 | |a A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1–70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6–70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8–38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8–67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 2214‑109X | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_kinyoki_mapping_2020 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a Nature Medicine 26, pp. 750–759 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13300 | |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle income countries between 2000 and 2017 |