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type: thesis
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creators_name: Conradie, Melle
title: Nutritional status in Tanzania: a regional comparison of the BMI and its determinants among adult women
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abstract: The aim of this study is to explain the regional patterns and differences in BMI among non-pregnant adult women in Tanzania by using determinants from the Tanzanian DHS. A nationally representative survey of women aged 15-49 is used (n= 10,139), the pregnant and non-adult women are filtered out, leaving 7746 women in the sample. The study found that there are regional differences in BMI among non-pregnant adult women in Tanzania. Both underweight and overweight are heavily prevalent, which suggests that there might be a double burden of disease. The average BMI lies in the WHO normal weight range, which is also the biggest group for all regions. The regional models are probably better in predicting BMI at the regional level than the multilevel national model. Nutrition problems in Tanzania can be tackled by addressing the significant independent variables.
date: 2012
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Haisma, H.H.
tutors_name: Kibele, E.U.B.
keywords_local: DHS
keywords_local: Tanzania
keywords_local: Regions
keywords_local: Nutrition
keywords_local: BMI
keywords_local: Women
language_iso: en
titleorder: Nutritional status in Tanzania: a regional comparison of the BMI and its determinants among adult women
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date_issued: 2012-01-01
citation:   Conradie, Melle  (2012) Nutritional status in Tanzania: a regional comparison of the BMI and its determinants among adult women.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2542/1/MasterThesisMelleConradie.pdf