Socio-economic status and the double burden of malnutrition in Cambodia between 2000 and 2014: overweight mothers and stunted children.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
The Cambodian population has experienced an increase in the proportion of stunted children who have overweight mothers during a period of rapid social and economic growth. We aimed to identify socio-economic factors associated with this household-level double burden over time.Design
We used data from four Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys from 2000 to 2014 to study the impact of socio-economic status (SES) on the link between child stunting and overweight mothers in two periods 2000-2005 v. 2010-2014. We hypothesised that SES would be a primary factor associated with this phenomenon.Participants
We included 14 988 children under the age of 5 years, among non-pregnant mothers aged 15-49 years of age and conducted analysis on a subsample of 1572 children with overweight mothers.Setting
Nationally representative household survey across all regions.Results
SES factors, specifically household wealth and maternal employment in service or manual occupations (in 2010-2014), are the main drivers of stunting among children of overweight mothers. Children with overweight mothers in the poorest households are more than twice as likely to be stunted than in the richest in both periods (2000-2005: adjusted OR (aOR) = 2·53, 95 % CI: 1·25, 5·13; 2010-2014: aOR = 2·61, 95 % CI: 1·43, 4·77), adjusting for other SES factors, indicating that despite decreasing income inequality, the poorest continue to bear excess risk of a double burden of malnutrition. Maternal short stature also doubled the likelihood of child stunting in both periods, which suggests intergenerational transmission of adversity and physical underdevelopment.Conclusions
Socio-economic inequalities should be addressed to reduce disparities in the household-level double burden of malnutrition.
SUBMITTER: Nakphong MK
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