Table 4.
Prevalence of thinness (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and overweight (BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2) and height less than 145 cm among married nulliparous adolescents and young women, South Asia based on the latest round of DHS for respective countries.
| Sample | BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 | BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 | Height < 145 cm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | % | % | % | |
| Sector | |||||
| Rural | 16,366 | 75.6 | 26.2 | 22.5 | 11.8 |
| Urban | 3,658 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 31.9 | 9.8 |
| Education respondent | |||||
| Up to 10 years | 9,723 | 48.3 | 28.1 | 20.6 | 14.5 |
| More than 10 years | 10,301 | 51.7 | 20.9 | 28.7 | 8.3 |
| Desire for children | |||||
| Want soon | 17,631 | 89.8 | 23.9 | 25.5 | 11.1 |
| Want no more/Others | 2,393 | 10.2 | 28.5 | 18.9 | 12.7 |
| Wealth | |||||
| Bottom 40% | 9,324 | 42.9 | 29.8 | 17.2 | 15.8 |
| Top 60% | 10,700 | 57.1 | 20.3 | 30.5 | 7.9 |
| Household size | |||||
| ≤4 | 7,812 | 38.4 | 23 | 27.2 | 12 |
| >4 | 12,212 | 61.6 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 10.8 |
| Woman age | |||||
| 15–19 years | 7,188 | 38.8 | 29.5 | 17.9 | 13.4 |
| 20–24 years | 12,836 | 61.2 | 21.1 | 29.2 | 9.9 |
| Total | 20,024 | 100 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 11.3 |