ArticleBMC public health2019
Within-country migration and obesity dynamics: analysis of 94,783 women from the Peruvian demographic and health surveys.
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- Understanding the impact of urban exposure on obesity among middle and old-age migrants in India.PloS one · 2025Article
- Maternal internal migration and child growth and nutritional health in Peru: an analysis of the demographic and health surveys from 1991 to 2017.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Changes in Eating Habits and Lifestyles in a Peruvian Population during Social Isolation for the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Revealing the air pollution burden associated with internal Migration in Peru.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Cardiovascular Health Status Among Community-Dwelling Ecuadorian Natives Living in Neighboring Rural Communities: The Three Villages Study.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Osteoporosis Knowledge and Health Beliefs Among Female Community Leaders in Peru.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundRural-to-urban migration is associated with increased obesity, yet it remains unknown whether this association exist, and to what extent, with other types of internal migration.
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of the Peruvian Demographic and Health Surveys (2005 to 2012) on data collected from women aged 15-49 years. Participants were classified as rural stayers, urban stayers, rural-to-urban migrants, intra-rural migrants, intra-urban migrants, and urban-to-rural migrants. Marginal effects from a logit regression model were used to assess the probabilities of being and becoming obese given both the length of time in current place of residence and women's migration status.
resultsAnalysis of cross-sectional survey data generated between 2005 and 2012. Data from 94,783 participants was analyzed. Intra-urban migrants and rural-to-urban migrants had the highest rates of obesity (21% in 2012). A steady increase in obesity is observed across all migration statuses. Relative to rural non-migrants, participants exposed to urban environments had greater odds, two- to three-fold higher, of obesity. The intra-rural migrant group also shows higher odds relative to rural stayers (42% higher obesity odds). The length of exposure to urban settings shows a steady effect over time.
conclusionBoth exposure to urban environments and migration are associated with higher odds of obesity. Expanding the characterization of within-country migration dynamics provides a better insight into the relationship between duration of exposure to urban settings and obesity.
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