Cesarean Section and the Risk of Obesity among Women ofReproductive Age in Bangladesh

Cesarean Section and the Risk of Obesity among Women ofReproductive Age in Bangladesh | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Cesarean Section and the Risk of Obesity among Women ofReproductive Age in Bangladesh Khondoker Shahriar Islam This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6537960/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Cesarean section has always been a major operation for women, causing complications in the female body, and obesity is one of the prominent problems. This research aims to explore the prevalence of obesity among Bangladeshi women aged 15-49 years who can have children and to identify the factors that contribute to it. The data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 were examined via multinomial logistic regression to determine how various factors influence the obesity of Bangladeshi women. Bivariate analysis was also performed to determine the associations between the determinants and women’s obesity. The study revealed that older women were more frequently overweight or obese and that women who had cesarean deliveries were more likely to become obese. Moreover, there was a significant connection between obesity and factors such as division, educational attainment, and the wealth index. This study also revealed that living in urban areas, in particular, was associated with being overweight. The results highlight the importance of the government addressing the issue of women’s obesity and the contributing factors, as obesity can cause various health problems Cesarean Section Obesity Socioeconomic Factors Multinomial logistic regression Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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