Overweight and obesity are considered major public health concerns all over the world. They have the potential to increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases in reproductive age women, increasing their risk of pregnancy related complications and adverse birth outcome. This study was carried out to identify the trend of prevalence of overweight and obesity, along with their determinants, among reproductive age women (15–49 years) in Nepal. Data were taken from the nationally representative 2006, 2011 and 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHSs). Women were considered to be overweight or obese when their BMI was 23.0–27.5 kg/m2 or ≥27.5 kg/m2, respectively. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed, with significance taken at p<0.05. The prevalences of overweight and obesity both showed rising trends in women of reproductive age in Nepal from 2006 to 2016, particularly among those with no education, only primary education and poor women. The presence of overweight and obesity was found to be significantly associated with the sample women’s age, educational status, wealth index, place of residence, ecological zone, developmental region, number of household members, marital status and ethnicity. In 2016 one in every three women of reproductive age in Nepal was either overweight or obese. As overweight and obesity have detrimental effects on women’s health, the Government of Nepal, in collaboration with other government and non-government organizations, should take action to halt the rising trends in overweight and obesity in the country.

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具有全国代表性的调查显示，尼泊尔的超重和肥胖逐渐转向贫穷和受教育程度较低的育龄妇女

超重和肥胖被认为是全世界的主要公共卫生问题。它们有可能增加育龄妇女患非传染性疾病的风险，增加妊娠相关并发症和不良分娩结果的风险。这项研究旨在确定尼泊尔育龄妇女（15-49 岁）中超重和肥胖的流行趋势及其决定因素。数据取自具有全国代表性的 2006 年、2011 年和 2016 年尼泊尔人口与健康调查 (NDHS)。当 BMI 为 23.0–27.5 kg/m2 时，女性被认为是超重或肥胖2或≥27.5 kg/m2， 分别。进行了单变量、双变量和多变量分析，显着性为p<0.05。从 2006 年到 2016 年，尼泊尔育龄妇女的超重和肥胖患病率均呈上升趋势，尤其是在未受过教育、仅受过初等教育的妇女和贫困妇女中。超重和肥胖的存在与样本女性的年龄、教育状况、财富指数、居住地、生态区、发展区域、家庭成员数量、婚姻状况和种族显着相关。2016 年，尼泊尔每 3 名育龄妇女中就有 1 人超重或肥胖。由于超重和肥胖对妇女健康有不利影响，尼泊尔政府应与其他政府和非政府组织合作，采取行动制止该国超重和肥胖的上升趋势。