Nutrition transition, overweight and obesity among rural-to-urban migrant women in Kenya

Objective: To assess the effect of rural-to-urban migration on nutrition transition and overweight/obesity risk among women in Kenya. Design: Secondary analysis of data from nationally representative cross-sectional samples. Outcome variables were women’s BMI and nutrition transition. Nutrition transition was based on fifteen different household food groups and was adjusted for socio-economic and demographic characteristics. Stepwise backward...