Abstract:Introduction: Obesity and underweight are a concern at global level, and its public health impact can be observed both in developed and developing countries. Objective: To evaluate percent change in prevalence of obesity and underweight and their associated factors. Methods: The NFHS-2 (1998-99) and NFHS-3 (2005-06) were used as the data source for our study. A stratified cluster multistage sampling design was used by NFHS to collect data from the 24 states, The variables used for present analysis were preval… Show more
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