Socioeconomic transition and its influence on body mass index (BMI) pattern in Bangladesh
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Article Title | Socioeconomic transition and its influence on body mass index (BMI) pattern in Bangladesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 13636 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Biswas, Raaj Kishore (Author), Kabir, Enamul (Author) and Khan, Hafiz T. A. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice |
Journal Citation | 25 (1), pp. 130-141 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1356-1294 |
1365-2753 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13028 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jep.13028 |
Abstract | Rationale, aims, and objectives: Bangladesh is an underdeveloped country that has recently joined the ranks of low-middle-income countries. This study aims to investigate how socioeconomic and developmental factors have influenced women towards a shift in their body mass index (BMI). Methods: The trend was analysed using data on ever-married women from 6 nationwide surveys covering the years 1996 to 2014, conducted by the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). To assess the relationship between the socioeconomic factors and BMI, binary regression models were fitted for 6 surveys and forest plots were applied to display the results. Results: Factors such as age, education, residence, economic status, and contraceptive use were found to have had an increasing influence on BMI over the years that were being analysed. Age and education for women were potential factors influencing BMI. Growing urbanization and economic inequality were found to have been substantial over time, and marital status and contraceptive use were influential whilst the employment status of women held no consequence. Conclusions: Rapid urbanization allied with growing wealth inequality and dietary alteration seems to have forced a change in the capacity of women in Bangladesh to control their weight. Additional information is still needed on such factors as the amount of time that women are inactive and sitting down, for example, as well as their daily calorie intake in order to assemble all the pieces for addressing necessary health policy changes in Bangladesh. These factors will also help to indicate a shift of focus from rural malnutrition to urban obesity. |
Keywords | BMI, health policy, public health, social trend, trend analysis |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of New South Wales |
School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences | |
University of West London, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4y37/socioeconomic-transition-and-its-influence-on-body-mass-index-bmi-pattern-in-bangladesh
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