Magnitude, trends, transitions, and drivers of the double burden of malnutrition among adolescent girls in urban slums, Kenya: findings from a longitudinal study (2017–2019)
The prevalence of overweight/obesity, as well as transitions to overweight/obesity were higher compared to undernutrition (stunting and thinness). Double-duty and multi-sectoral interventions that consider demographic (family, ethnicity), environmental (neighbourhood, school), and psychosocial (ACE, depression score) factors that may drive DBM in adolescent girls living in urban slums are recommended, to address DBM and reverse the growing trend in overweight/obesity. Integration of social protection, mental health, and nutrition interventions is important to address DBM in urban slums and similar contexts.
Authors
- Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-616X)
- Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-9889)
- Samuel Iddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2366-2774)
- Caroline W. Kabiru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0735-9839)
- Milka Wanjohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-4762)
- Calistus Wilunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-6534)
- Dickson A Amugsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-8481)
- Gershim Asiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1153)
- Nelson Langat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-1953)
- Rebecca Pradeilles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0334-3714)
Institutions
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (FR)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Institut Agro Montpelier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24259-x
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00