Correlates of the double burden of malnutrition among women: an analysis of cross sectional survey data from sub- Saharan Africa Posted on 21/01/2020 by guest244@aphrc.org PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS General Correlates of the double burden of malnutrition among women: an analysis of cross sectional survey data from sub- Saharan Africa Population Dynamics and Sexual Reproductive Health and Right January 2020 The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), which is the coexistence of both undernutri-tion and overnutrition in the same population across the life course is a global public health problem. Data from the WHO indicate that in 2014, 1.9billion adults aged 18 years and above were overweight, while over 600million were obese globally. Similarly, in the same year, 462million adults were underweight and 264million women of reproductive age were affected by iron-amenable anaemia. Download CONTRIBUTORS Executive Director, APHRC Catherine Kyobutungi Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi is the Executive Director of the African… View Profile Demographer-Statistician Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene View Profile SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Who are the male sexual partners of adolescent girls and young women? Comparative analysis of population data in three settings prior to DREAMS roll-out Journal Articles Who Are the Male Sexual Partners of Adolescent Girls and Young Women? Comparative Analysis of Population Data in Three Settings Prior to Dreams Roll-Out Briefing Papers What it takes: Meeting unmet need for family planning in East Africa Factsheet Understanding the Lived Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Burkina Faso’s Central Region (English) Factsheet Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi Briefing Papers Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi Technical Reports Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi Journal Articles Timing of Sexual Debut among Unmarried Youths aged 15–24 years in sub-Saharan Africa Briefing Papers The Status of Post-Abortion Care in Kenya