Intimate partner violence and chronic undernutrition among married Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: Are the poor uniquely disadvantaged?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-307

  Rahman, M ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Seino, K ^a   Kizuki, M ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; BMI; chronic undernutrition; intimate partner violence; wealth index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MARRIED WOMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOSLEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POVERTY; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALNUTRITION; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875227921     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.202     Document Type: Article

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