Socio-economic determinants of household food security and women's dietary diversity in rural Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Harris Fry, Helen ^a   Azad, Kishwar ^b   Kuddus, Abdul ^b   Shaha, Sanjit ^b   Nahar, Badrun ^b   Hossen, Munir ^b   Younes, Leila ^a   Costello, Anthony ^a   Fottrell, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Diabetic Association of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Determinants; Dietary diversity; Household food security; MAHFP; Nutrition assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKET; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; GARDENING; HEALTHY DIET; LITERACY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GARDENING; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; LITERACY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982782681     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41043-015-0022-0     Document Type: Article

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