Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of household-level double burden of malnutrition in Bangladesh

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of household-level mother-child double burden (MCDB) of malnutrition in Bangladesh. DESIGN: The analysis was done using Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014 data. Multivariable logistic regression identified the sociodemographic factors associated with double-burden households. SETTING: Nationally representative cross-sectional survey.ParticipantsA total of 5951 households were included in the analysis. RESULTS: A coexistence of overweight or obese mother and underweight or stunted or wasted child (OWOBM/USWC) was found in 6·3 % households. The prevalence of overweight or obese mother and underweight child (OWOBM/UWC) was 3·8 %, of overweight or obese mother and stunted child (OWOBM/STC) was 4·7 %, and of overweight or obese mother and wasted child (OWOBM/WSC) was 1·7 %. Mother's age 21-25…