Urbanization and women’s body weight: Evidence from Nigeria

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dc.creatorAbay, Kibrom A.
dc.creatorAmare, Mulubrhan
dc.date2018-09-28
dc.date2024-06-21T09:05:41Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:05:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:41:04Z
dc.descriptionThe prevalence of overweight and obesity are increasing in many African countries and hence becoming regional public health challenges. We employ satellite-based night light intensity data as a proxy for urbanization to investigate the relationship between urbanization and women’s body weight. We use two rounds of the Demographic and Health Survey data from Nigeria. We employ both nonparametric and parametric estimation approaches that exploit both the cross-sectional and longitudinal variations in night light intensities.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111631
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2018.09.001
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAbay, Kibrom A.; and Amare, Mulubrhan. 2018. Urbanization and women’s body weight: Evidence from Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1760. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146048
dc.subjectartificial light
dc.subjectbody mass index
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectoverweight
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleUrbanization and women’s body weight: Evidence from Nigeria
dc.typeWorking Paper

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