Labor migration is associated with lower rates of underweight and higher rates of obesity among left-behind wives in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Kristin K. Sznajder (Author), Katherine Wander (Author), Siobhan Mattison (Author), Elizabeth Medina-Romero (Author), Nurul Alam (Author), Rubhana Raqib (Author), Anjan Kumar (Author), Farjana Haque (Author), Tami Blumenfield (Author), Mary K. Shenk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Among Bangladeshi men, international labor migration has increased ten-fold since 1990 and rural to urban labor migration rates have steadily increased. Labor migration of husbands has increased household wealth and redefined women's roles, which have both positively and neg...