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Association of Household and Community Socioeconomic Position and Urbanicity with Underweight and Overweight among Women in Pakistan

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  • Naveed Zafar Janjua
  • Bushra Mahmood
  • Junaid A Bhatti
  • M Imran Khan

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Background: Similar to other developing countries, Pakistan is going through a rapid nutrition transition where shift from underweight to overweight and obesity is occurring. In this paper, we report on the relationship of household socioeconomic position (SEP), community SEP and urbanicity with under- and over-weight categories of BMI among Pakistani women. Methods: We analyzed data on 4,767 women ages 15-49 years enrolled in a nationally representative Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS) conducted in 2012-13 that employed a multistage, stratified cluster sampling design. We assessed the association of urbanicity, household and community SEP derived from household assets and utilities, with categories of body mass index (BMI) using multinomial regression analysis where normal weight (BMI 18.6-22.5) was the reference category. Results: Thirteen percent of women were underweight (BMI

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  • Naveed Zafar Janjua & Bushra Mahmood & Junaid A Bhatti & M Imran Khan, 2015. "Association of Household and Community Socioeconomic Position and Urbanicity with Underweight and Overweight among Women in Pakistan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(4), pages 1-15, April.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122314
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