The household double burden of malnutrition: a multilevel analysis of low and middle income countries

The paper addresses the impact child ‘dysnutrition’ (a child that is both stunted and overweight) has on the understanding of the Household Double Burden of Malnutrition (HHDBM - stunted child overweight mother pairs), by assessing the definition of a HHDBM as well as exploring the socioeconomic explanatory pattern of its development. In addition pre and post-natal hypotheses for the development of a HHDBM are explored. A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative samples from 2000 onwards will be conducted. 72 Demographic and Health Surveys for low and middle income countries are used, containing anthropometric data on weight and height for both mothers and under-fives. Multinomial multilevel regression models are used to explore the HHDBM and its determinants.