Table 2 Prevalence of concurrent stunting and overweight/obesity by study participant’s characteristics in sub-Saharan Africa
Variables | Categories | Weighted frequency (%) | Prevalence of CSO (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Child’s sex | Male | 106,374 (50.2) | 1.93 |
Female | 104,191 (49.48) | 1.71 | |
Child’s age in months | < 6 months | 23,976 (11.39) | 4.71 |
6–11 months | 23,409 (11.12) | 1.76 | |
12–23 months | 43,734 (20.77) | 1.43 | |
24–35 months | 40,646 (19.30) | 1.51 | |
36–59 months | 78,799 (37.42) | 1.33 | |
Currently breast feed | No | 90, 086 (42.78) | 1.46 |
Yes | 120,478 (57.22) | 2.09 | |
Received VA supplementation | No | 59,164 (28.10) | 2.54 |
Yes | 151,401 (71.90) | 1.53 | |
Ever had vaccination(n = 62,634) | No | 13,303 (21.24) | 2.78 |
Yes | 49,331 (78.76) | 1.54 | |
Child size at birth | Small | 46,597 (22.13) | 1.62 |
Average | 97,259 (46.19) | 1.83 | |
Large | 66,709 (31.68) | 1.95 | |
Birth type | Single | 204,013 (96.89) | 1.81 |
Twin | 6,552 (3.11) | 1.98 | |
Maternal age in years | 15–24 | 58,368 (27.72) | 2.33 |
25–34 | 102,443 (48.65) | 1.64 | |
35–49 | 49,754 (23.633) | 1.58 | |
Maternal educational status | No education | 82,286 (39.08) | 1.68 |
Primary | 73,699 (34.99) | 1.96 | |
Secondary | 54,610 (25.93) | 1.84 | |
Maternal stature (n = 171,559) | Short | 49,530 (28.87) | 2.27 |
Normal/tall | 122,029 (71.13) | 1.71 | |
Maternal BMI (n = 170,823) | Underweight | 16,197 (9.48) | 1.34 |
Normal | 113,394 (66.38) | 1.87 | |
Overweight/obese | 41,232 (24.14) | 2.09 | |
Marital status of the mother | In union | 15,385 (75.22) | 1.75 |
Not in union | 52,179 (24.78) | 2.02 | |
Residence | Urban | 66,344 (31.51) | 1.75 |
Rural | 144,220 (68.49) | 1.85 | |
Media exposure | No | 74,414 (35.34) | 1.92 |
Yes | 136,150 (64.66) | 1.76 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 48,122 (22.85) | 1.96 |
Poorer | 45,283 (21.51) | 1.83 | |
Medium | 42,336 (20.11) | 1.79 | |
Richer | 40,134 (19.06) | 1.91 | |
Richest | 34,690 (16.47) | 1.53 | |
Family size | ≤ 5 | 85,067 (40.40) | 1.97 |
> 5 | 125,498 (59.60) | 1.71 | |
Water source | Unimproved | 106,007 (50.34) | 1.82 |
Improved | 104, 558 (49.66) | 1.81 | |
Toilet facility | Unimproved | 127,431 (60.52) | 1.84 |
Improved | 83,134 (39.48) | 1.79 |