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Socioeconomic Characteristics and Obesity in Underdeveloped Economies: Does Income Really Matter?

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Abdulai, Awudu

Abstract

Available evidence suggests that overweight and obesity prevalence is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate in both developed and developing countries. This study focuses on the determinants of overweight and obesity in mothers and children, using a unique data set collected in urban Accra, in Gh... view more

Available evidence suggests that overweight and obesity prevalence is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate in both developed and developing countries. This study focuses on the determinants of overweight and obesity in mothers and children, using a unique data set collected in urban Accra, in Ghana. The findings show that mothers’ education, employment status and ethnicity significantly exert influence on the generation of body weight. In particular, those who attained secondary and tertiary education had lower body mass indices and were much less likely to be overweight or obese, lending support to the notion that more educated women normally have better health knowledge and are more likely to consume healthy foods and also engage in physical exercises that help to control weight gain. Mother’s education was also found to exert a negative and significant impact on the weight status of children. Furthermore, household expenditure was found to exert a positive and significant impact on the probability of being a mother being overweight or obese, but no significant impact on the probability of a child being overweight... view less

Document language
English

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
p. 157-169

Journal
Applied Economics, 42 (2009) 2

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701604313

Status
Postprint; peer reviewed

Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)


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