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datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:28:41
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Vrijburg, Karin
title: Socioeconomic status and nutritional status in Namibian women: An investigation into the relationship between socioeconomic status and nutritional status in Namibian women and other possible influences
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The main objective was to determine where in the nutrition transition Namibian women are by looking at the relationship between SES and nutritional status and by looking at other possible influences. Various statistical analyses were carried out using the data from the 2006/07 Namibian Demographic Health Survey.
Results show that there is more over nutrition than under nutrition occurring within the female population of Namibia. Also there is a positive relationship present between SES (wealth indices) and BMI. Other factors that influence the nutritional status of women are age, parity, education and the working status of a woman. 
In conclusion, Namibia has not experienced the nutrition transition fully but it is on its way. However, it is still the richer female population which suffers from overweight and obesity showing that Namibia has not reached the stages of developed countries, but will probably reach that stage with increased urbanization.
date: 2012
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Haisma, H
keywords_local: women
keywords_local: nutritional status
keywords_local: obesity
keywords_local: overweight
keywords_local: BMI
keywords_local: nutrition transition
keywords_local: socioeconomic status (SES)
keywords_local: Namibia
language_iso: en
titleorder: Socioeconomic status and nutritional status in Namibian women: An investigation into the relationship between socioeconomic status and nutritional status in Namibian women and other possible influences
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date_issued: 2012-01-01
citation:   Vrijburg, Karin  (2012) Socioeconomic status and nutritional status in Namibian women: An investigation into the relationship between socioeconomic status and nutritional status in Namibian women and other possible influences.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1519/1/FINAL_MASTER_THESIS_-SES_AND_N_1.pdf