Prevalence and determinants of malnutrition among reproductive aged women of rural Bangladesh

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-117

  Milton, Abul Hasnat ^a   Smith, Wayne ^a   Rahman, Bayzidur ^b   Ahmed, Bashir ^c   Shahidullah, S M ^d   Hossain, Zakir ^c   Hasan, Ziaul ^d   Sharmin, Sabrina ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation   (Bangladesh)

^e BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Malnutrition; Prevalence; Reproductive aged women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649084576     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509350913     Document Type: Article

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