Over-nutrition and Associated Factors among 20 to 49- Year-old Women in Uganda: Evidence from the 2016 Uganda Demographic Health Survey

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dc.contributor.authorSserwanja, Quraish
dc.contributor.authorMukunya, David
dc.contributor.authorKawuki, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMutisya, Linet Mueni
dc.contributor.authorMusaba, Milton Wamboko
dc.contributor.authorArinda, Ivan Kato
dc.contributor.authorKagwisagye, Mathew
dc.contributor.authorZiaei, Shirin
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-07T20:42:00Z
dc.date.available2022-07-07T20:42:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractLow- and middle-income countries are currently faced with a double burden of malnutrition. There has, however, been little focus on research and interventions for women with over-nutrition. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with over-nutrition among 20 to 49-year-old women in Uganda.We used the Uganda demographic and health survey (UDHS) 2016 data of 4,640 women. We analysed data using SPSS (version 25), and we used multivariable logistic regression to determine factors associated with over-nutrition among 20 to 49-year-old women in Uganda.The prevalence of over-nutrition was 28.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 26.8-29.4) with overweight at 19.3% and obesity at 8.9%. Women belonging to the poorer (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=1.63; 95% CI: 1.17-2.28), middle (AOR=2.24; 95% CI: 1.61-3.13), richer (AOR=3.02; 95% CI: 2.14-4.25) and richest (AOR=6.35; 95% CI: 4.52-8.93) wealth index quintiles were more likely to be over-nourished compared to women in the poorest wealth index quintile. Married women (AOR=1.52; 95% CI: 1.26-1.83) were more likely to be over-nourished compared to non-married women. Older women were more likely to be over-nourished compared to younger women. Women in the Western (AOR=2.12; 95% CI: 1.66-2.71), Eastern (AOR=1.40; 95% CI: 1.04-1.88) and Central (AOR=2.25; 95% CI: 1.69-2.99) regions were more likely to be over-nourished compared to women in the Northern region.The design of multi-faceted over-nutrition reduction programs with an emphasis on older, married, financially stable women, and those living in the Western, Eastern and Central regions of the country is needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSserwanja, Q., Mukunya, D., Kawuki, J., Mutisya, L. M., Musaba, M. W., Arinda, I. K., ... & Ziaei, S. (2021). Over-nutrition and associated factors among 20 to 49-year-old women in Uganda: evidence from the 2016 Uganda demographic health survey. Pan African Medical Journal, 39(1).en_US
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4177
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPan African Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectOverweight; obesity; over-nutrition; prevalence; women; Ugandaen_US
dc.titleOver-nutrition and Associated Factors among 20 to 49- Year-old Women in Uganda: Evidence from the 2016 Uganda Demographic Health Surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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