Uthman, Olalekan A. and Aremu, O. (2008) Malnutrition among women in sub-Saharan Africa : rural-urban disparity. Rural and remote health, 8 (2). 931.

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Abstract

Introduction: Malnutrition is a serious public health problem, particularly in developing countries, linked to a substantial increase in the risk of mortality and morbidity. Women and young children are most often affected. Rural disadvantage is a known factor, but little attention has been paid to rural-urban disparity among women. To provide a reliable source of information for policy-makers, the current study used nationally representative data from 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa to update knowledge about the prevalence malnutrition and its rural-urban disparities among women. The data sources were the demographic and health surveys of 26 countries conducted between 1995 and 2006.
Methods: The methods included meta-analysis, meta-regression, sub-group and sensitivity.
Results: Overall, rural women were 68% more likely to be malnourished compared with their urban counterparts. In the meta-regression analysis, sub-region, sample size, and the year the study was conducted explained the observed heterogeneity.
Conclusions: This meta-analysis provided usable data for women in sub-Saharan Africa. The magnitude of rural-urban malnutrition disparity revealed provides a baseline that will be of assistance to clinicians, researchers, and policy-makers in the detection, prevention and treatment of malnutrition among rural women.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Malnutrition , Malnutrition -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Malnutrition in children , Malnutrition in children -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Women -- Nutrition, Women -- Nutrition -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Rural-urban relations , Rural-urban relations -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions
Journal or Publication Title:	Rural and remote health
Publisher:	Australian Rural Health Education Network
ISSN:	1445-6354
Official Date:	13 June 2008
Dates:	Date Event 13 June 2008 Published
Volume:	8
Number:	2
Article Number:	931
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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