Researchers: Mweete D.Nglazi and John E. Ataguba. November 2024 What Is The Study About? This study assesses the changing patterns in socioeconomic inequality in overweight and obesity among South African non-pregnant WCBA between 1998 and 2016. It uses data from the 1998 and 2016 Demographic and Health Surveys. Socioeconomic inequality in overweight and obesity was assessed using the concentration index. The index was decomposed to identify contributing factors to obesit

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