Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences ... predisposing factors of under nutrition among the adolescent girls in Bangladesh.
South East Asia Journal of Public Health ISSN: 2220-9476 ISSN: 2313-531X (Online)
Public Health
Original research
Nutritional status of adolescent girls in Bangladesh: findings of a community based survey Kabir Hossen1, Fazlur Rahman2, Saidur Rahman Mashreky3 1
Research Coordinator, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2Professor and Head of Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) & Executive Director, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh (CIPRB). 3Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) & Director, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh (CIPRB).
Abstract
Poverty, large population, socio- economic inequalities and inadequate access to proper health care facilities are the key causes of under nutrition in Bangladesh. Adolescents are the most vulnerable group for under nutrition and having great consequence as they will be parent in future. Studies on nutritional status of adolescent girls are fewer in number and have great effect for intervention. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status and predisposing factors of under nutrition among the adolescent girls in Bangladesh. A community-based crosssectional survey was carried out from July to December 2013. Adolescent girls were the study population. Data was collected by face to face interview at household level. According to BMI category (kg/m2) the prevalence of underweight (BMI
