Prevalence and factors associated with overweight in children under 5 years in West African countries

Diallo, Ramata; Baguiya, Adama; Baldé, Mamadou Diouldé; Camara, Sadan; Diallo, Aissatou Taran; Camara, Bienvenu Salim; Toure, Amadou Oury; Soumah, Anne Marie; Kouanda, Séni; Compaoré, Ella Wendinpuikondo Rakèta

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“…For instance, in their review, Danquah et al (2020) reported that in SSA, childhood obesity or overweight has increasingly become a public health concern. This increase was also observed in West African countries (Diallo et al, 2023).…”

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Effect of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Imports on the Prevalence of Overweight among Underfive Children in Nine Eastern Africa Countries

Niragire,

Kwizera,

Dushimimana

et al. 2024

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Background Overweighting among children under five years of age is increasingly becoming a global health concern. This has a connection with international trade and its influence on the increasing availability and consumption of sugar in different forms. This study seeks to identify the effects of the import of sugar-sweetened beverages on the prevalence of overweight among children under five years of age in nine Eastern Africa countries (EAC). Methods This study analyzed data from the UN Comtrade Database and World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank (WB) spanning from 2000–2022. The East African countries selected are Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Madagascar and Zimbabwe. With these panel data, the fixed-effect estimation approach was employed as a technique to study the effect. Results The analysis revealed that the imports of sugar-sweetened beverages such as milk drinks, tea and coffee, and water, including mineral and aerated drinks, had a negative effect on the incidence of overweight among children under five years old in the EAC, but the difference was not statistically significant. However, GDP per capita was found to be positively related to the incidence of overweight. Conclusions This study did not find any evidence that SSB consumption in EACs contributes to the prevalence of overweight among children under five years old. Only GDP growth per capita was found to have a positive effect on the prevalence of child overweight. The findings suggest that international trade policies and agreements should consider the effect of economic growth on adverse health outcomes among children under five years of age in EACs and other similar developing countries.

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Effect of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Imports on the Prevalence of Overweight among Underfive Children in Nine Eastern Africa Countries

Niragire,

Kwizera,

Dushimimana

et al. 2024

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Socioeconomic patterning of stunted and overweight Iranian children: a national cross-sectional analysis

Kasaii,

Rodrigues,

Abdollahi

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Background: The evidence indicates a high prevalence of malnutrition, such as stunting and overweight, among Iranian children. Yet, this prevalence may not be equally distributed across socioeconomic groups, so that non-targeted policies may be ineffective. This paper aimed to measure the socioeconomic patterning of children's stunting and overweight status, and the mediating role of nutrition patterns. Methods: The data were derived from the 2017 Demography and Health Survey (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), which were conducted in Iran. A sample of 19,270 children under the age of five was selected through a two-stage random sampling process. Children aged between 2 and 5 years were selected for the study (n=11,147). The probability of stunting and overweight was modeled using logistic regressions. The parental education and occupation and living conditions (areas and assets of the household) were considered as explanatory variables. The Diet Diversity Score was then factored in as mediation factor. Analyses were adjusted for age and sex. Results: The odds of stunting were more than 1.7 times greater among children whose father only completed primary school and more than twice higher among children whose mother was illiterate. Children of unemployed fathers had a 1.69-fold greater risk of stunting, while the risk was almost 1.5 higher in children living in smaller houses. Finally, a gradient was also observed related to poor living resources, with 2.01 times greater odds of stunting for children from families without assets. The results were less socially patterned for overweight, which was still significantly lower among children from low-educated fathers. Although a higher Diet Diversity Score (DDS) was associated with a decrease in stunting and an increase in overweight, these associations did not modify the link between socioeconomic status and stunting and overweight. Discussion: Malnutrition, especially stunting, more severely affects children from Iranian households with a lower socioeconomic background. Parental education, unemployment of father, area and assets were the most accurate factors for disentangling these inequalities, suggesting policies targeting more vulnerable groups.

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Prevalence and factors associated with overweight in children under 5 years in West African countries

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Effect of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Imports on the Prevalence of Overweight among Underfive Children in Nine Eastern Africa Countries

Effect of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Imports on the Prevalence of Overweight among Underfive Children in Nine Eastern Africa Countries

Socioeconomic patterning of stunted and overweight Iranian children: a national cross-sectional analysis

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