Abstract
A double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is the coexistence of under-nutrition and over-nutrition in a single household that has been reported from many developing countries. We performed a secondary analysis on India Human Development Survey (IHDS-II) data assessing 'stunted child and overweight/obese mother (SCOWT) pairs' in Kerala households. We included 344 pairs of children below 5years of age and their mothers, with anthropometric measurements. We also performed the Pearson's Chi-square test to study the association of SCOWT pairs with socio-economic variables. The prevalence of SCOWT pairs was 10.7% for Kerala. The bivariate analysis showed no significant association for SCOWT pairs, irrespective of their socio-economic status. It is clear that the DBM is prevalent in Kerala and cannot be addressed exclusively by policies focusing on over-nutrition.
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