Table 1.
Analytical sample and sample size used in the study.
| Out of 15–49 years | After applying exclusion criteria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 15–49 years |
Adolescents (15–19 years) |
Young adults (20–24 years) |
Adolescents (15–19 years) |
Young adults (20–24 years) |
Total sample | ||
| Bangladesh | DHS 2018 | 20,127 | 1,951 | 3,154 | 648 | 400 | 1,048 |
| DHS 2022 | 30,078 | 2,449 | 4,851 | 328 | 175 | 503 | |
| India | DHS 2016 | 699,686 | 124,878 | 122,955 | 9,072 | 13,443 | 22,515 |
| DHS 2021 | 724,115 | 122,480 | 118,700 | 6,520 | 11,868 | 18,388 | |
| Maldives | DHS 2009 | 7,131 | 129 | 1,381 | 57 | 289 | 346 |
| DHS 2016 | 7,699 | 1,015 | 1,118 | 28 | 225 | 253 | |
| Nepal | DHS 2016 | 12,862 | 2,622 | 2,306 | 141 | 145 | 286 |
| DHS 2022 | 14,845 | 2,777 | 2,623 | 128 | 121 | 249 | |
| Pakistan | DHS 2012 | 4,112 | 567 | 2048 | 82 | 133 | 215 |
| DHS 2017 | 15,068 | 728 | 2,220 | 90 | 150 | 240 | |
| Sri Lanka | DHS 2016 | 18,302 | 229 | 1,439 | 94 | 297 | 391 |
| Overall | Earlier round | 743,918 | 130,147 | 131,844 | 10,000 | 14,410 | 24,410 |
| Overall | Latest round | 810,107 | 129,678 | 130,951 | 7,188 | 12,836 | 20,024 |
Exclusion criteria – women who are pregnant, who have children, whose height and weight were not recorded and who are not married.