Browsing by Subject "Malnutrition"
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Changing food consumption patterns: implications for nutrition and livelihoods
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-09)This report presents a review results on the trends and patterns in food intake and nutritional status of the poor rural and urban households of Bangladesh during the period 1991-2000. It then looks at the socio-economic ... -
Determinants of malnutrition among urban slum children in Bangladesh
Background: This paper analyzes the role of child, maternal and household variables on weight-for-age nutritional status of children in the largest urban slum of Bangladesh. Methods: We use anthropometric weight-for-age ... -
Development and acceptability testing of ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)Background: Inadequate energy and micronutrient intake during childhood is a major public health problem in developing countries. Ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) made of locally available food ingredients can improve ... -
Does a community based nutrition project work? an evaluation of the Muktagachha pilot nutrition initiative in Bangladesh
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2001)A study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the multidisciplinary Muktagacha pilot nutrition project on the nutritional status of under-2 children, adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating mothers in three areas ... -
Double burden of malnutrition among mothers having under-five children: a cross-sectional study in the slums of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023)Objective: We sought to estimate the prevalence and factors associated factors with the double burden of malnutrition (underweight, overweight/obesity) among mothers who have children less than 5 years of age residing ... -
How sustainable is the gain in food consumption of the CFPR/TUP beneficiaries?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2007-10)Despite some remarkable improvements in nutritional status, malnutrition in Bangladesh is still highly prevalent, especially among the poorest. A number of initiatives are taking place that address the food intake of the ... -
Lipid-based nutrient supplementation in the first 1000 d improves child growth in Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized effectiveness trial
(© 2017 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017-03-18)Background: Stunting in linear growth occurs mainly during the first 1000 d, from conception through 24 mo of age. Despite the recognition of this critical period, there have been few evaluations of the growth impact ... -
Mothers’ perceptions and practices on child’s nutrition of 0-3 years old children in Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2021-12)Child malnutrition is still a serious public health problem in developing and underdeveloped countries. It’s one of the major risk factors of mortality among young children. From birth to two years of age, children are ... -
Muktagacha: a targeted nutrition project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)Malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. Since 1993, BRAC, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been carrying out a targeted nutrition project in a thana (sub-district) of ... -
Nutrition system – a mobile application for pregnant woman
(BRAC University, 2018-05)Malnutrition has a devastating impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals and on the economic development of countries. In Bangladesh there is scarcity of proper nutrition information system that can provide appropriate ... -
Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
(Brac University, 2023)Introduction: Among Bangladeshi children under the age of five (U5), malnutrition is a major health concern. Wasting is one of the malnutrition symptoms associated with malnourished children's deaths. Southern Asia has ... -
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malnutrition indicators in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, 1999–2011
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-01-30)Objective: To examine changes in the spatial clustering of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (under-5s) for the period 1999 to 2011 in Bangladesh. Design: We used data from four nationally representative ...
