- Title
- Prevalence and determinants of malnutrition among reproductive aged women of rural Bangladesh
- Creator
- Milton, Abul Hasnat; Smith, Wayne; Rahman, Bayzidur; Ahmed, Bashir; Shahidullah, S. M.; Hossain, Zakir; Hasan, Ziaul; Sharmin, Sabrina
- Relation
- Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Vol. 22, Issue 1, p. 110-117
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539509350913
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Malnutrition among the rural Bangladeshi women of reproductive age is still very high. This high prevalence attributes to a range of adverse health consequences on the women and their offspring. A total of 2341 women aged between 20 and 45 years residing in the study area were interviewed in this cross-sectional study. Information on socioeconomic variables, nutritional status, and pregnancy-related history was obtained using interviewer administered questionnaire. A total of 34% of the reproductive aged rural women suffer from malnutrition. A multivariate analysis shows association between malnutrition and monthly household income, history of taking oral contraceptive, current pregnancy status, and history of breastfeeding. The final regression model shows a statistically significant decreasing trend in malnutrition status with increasing income (P for trend <.001). The economic and health consequences of malnutrition in this group of women are enormous. National nutritional program should target this women group for any intervention with a special priority.
- Subject
- Bangladesh; malnutrition; prevalence; reproductive aged women
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/928892
- Identifier
- uon:10473
- Identifier
- ISSN:1941-2479
- Language
- eng
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