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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Prevalence and determinants of adult under-nutrition in Botswana
PLoS ONE, Volume 9, No. 7, Article e102675, Year 2014
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Background: To estimate the prevalence and determinants of adult under-nutrition in Botswana. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted where a nationally representative sample of people aged 20 to 49 years was used for the analysis. The outcome measure of under-nutrition was measured as BMI<18.5 kg/m2. Results: Of the total sample, 19.5% of males and 10.1% of females were underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m2). The wealth index showed that 30.9% of the adult population with low a BMI belongs to the poorest 20% of the households while only 9.6% comprised of the richest 20% of the households. Results from logistic regression analysis indicated that both adult men and women who had no education and belonged to the low socioeconomic group had a statistically significant association with low BMI. Among the female adult population, being young and not having watched TV at least once a week were significantly associated with low BMI. For the male adult population, being unmarried was significantly associated with low BMI. Conclusions: Programme interventions aimed at improving the nutritional status of adults can use these findings to make appropriate policy, to establish baselines and study nutritional changes over time and its covariates. © 2014 Letamo, Navaneetham.
Authors & Co-Authors
Letamo, Gobopamang
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Navaneetham, Kannan
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0102675
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Botswana
Participants Gender
Male
Female