The social and environmental factors underlying maternal malnutrition in rural Bangladesh: Implications for reproductive health and nutrition programs

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 826-840

  Shannon, Kate ^a   Mahmud, Zeba ^b,c   Asfia, Azim ^b   Ali, Mohammed ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^c CARE Canada   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 50249186393     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330802269493     Document Type: Article

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