Prevalence of malnutrition among women and adolescent girls
Impact of urbanization in rural–urban interface of Bangalore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21296288 |
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| Authors | Veerabhadrappa Bellundagi (0000-0001-8547-2442, University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Agricultural Economics), K B Umesh (0000-0003-1145-0202, University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Agricultural Economics), B C Ashwini (0000-0001-5641-5940, University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Agricultural Economics), K R Hamsa (0000-0002-3095-6906, University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Agricultural Economics) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 4200-4218 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Food Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-070X • E-ISSN: 1758-4108 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/bfj-03-2021-0281 |
| OpenAlex | W4205681758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Purpose India is facing a double burden of malnutrition, i.e. undernutrition and obesity. Women and adolescent health and nutrition are very relevant issues which have not received much attention it deserves in India, especially in the context of a girl child. Hence, the purpose of this study is to assess malnutrition among women and adolescent girls as well as the associated factors. Design/methodology/approach An attempt was made to assess malnutrition among women and adolescent girls and associated factors. The required data was collected from the north (616) and south transects (659) sample households of Bangalore constituting a total sample size of 1,275. The data was analyzed by adopting multiple linear regression and multinomial logistic regression analysis using STATA software. Findings The effects of this study simply confirmed that, urbanization had an instantaneous effect on dietary repute of women and adolescent girls, while transferring throughout the gradient from rural to urban with the growing significance of weight problems and obese. In adolescent girls, about 31% were underweight followed by normal weight and overweight across rural–urban interface of Bangalore. The factors such as education, consumption of meat and animal products, a dummy for urban, diabetes and blood pressure were significantly and positively influencing the nutritional status (Body Mass Index) of women across rural–urban interface. While consumption of vegetables, wealth index and per capita income had a positive and significant influence on the nutritional status of adolescent girls. Originality/value With limited studies and data available in Karnataka, especially in Bengaluru, one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Against this backdrop, the study was conducted to assess the prevalence of malnutrition among women and adolescents and its association with various socio-economic variables
Body mass index · Context (archaeology) · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Malnutrition · Multinomial logistic regression · Obesity · Overweight · Socioeconomics · Underweight · Urbanization · Wasting · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |