Pregnant women's and community health workers' perceptions of root causes of malnutrition among infants and young children in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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bracu.type.groupResearch Publications
datacite.rightsOpen Access
dc.contributor.authorGoudet, Sophie M.
dc.contributor.authorFaiz, Sabina
dc.contributor.authorBogin, Barry A.
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Paula L.
dc.contributor.departmentBRAC James P Grant School of Public Health
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-10T04:45:58Z
dc.date.available2026-09-10T04:45:58Z
dc.date.issued2011-07-01
dc.description.abstractResearch in Bangladesh shows that malnutrition among infants and young children is most severe in urban slums. We examined the root causes of malnutrition as perceived by pregnant women and community health workers. We conducted 10 focus group discussions in the slums of Dhaka in 2008 and 2009. Participants accurately perceived inappropriate care, inappropriate environment, inappropriate food, and flooding to be major causes. Recurrent flooding has not traditionally been identified by experts as a cause of malnutrition. We recommend further research to address the nutritional risks flooding creates for vulnerable slum populations.
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dc.format.extent1225 - 1233
dc.identifier.citationGoudet, S. M., Faiz, S., Bogin, B. A., & Griffiths, P. L. (2011). Pregnant Women’s and Community Health Workers’ Perceptions of Root Causes of Malnutrition Among Infants and Young Children in the Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. American Journal of Public Health, 101(7), 1225–1233. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2010.300090
dc.identifier.doi10.2105/AJPH.2010.300090
dc.identifier.issn00900036
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-79958843975
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10361/29834
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.hasversion10.2105/AJPH.2010.300090
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.journalAmerican Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.urihttps://research.ebsco.com/c/p4jcu5/viewer/pdf/74rqztnf3r
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectBangladesh
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild care
dc.subjectChild nutrition disorders
dc.subjectPreschool
dc.subjectCommunity health services
dc.subjectDisasters
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFloods
dc.subjectFood supply
dc.subjectHealth knowledge
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant care
dc.subjectInfant nutrition disorders
dc.subjectMothers
dc.subjectPoverty areas
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectYoung adult
dc.subject.lcshMalnutrition in children--Bangladesh.
dc.subject.lcshChildren--Health and hygiene--Bangladesh.
dc.subject.lcshInfants--Nutrition--Bangladesh.
dc.subject.lcshPregnant women--Psychology.
dc.titlePregnant women's and community health workers' perceptions of root causes of malnutrition among infants and young children in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue7
oaire.citation.volume101
person.affiliation.nameLoughborough University
person.affiliation.nameBRAC University
person.affiliation.nameLoughborough University
person.affiliation.nameLoughborough University
person.identifier.scopus-author-id37035781000
person.identifier.scopus-author-id42061166700
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7004125286
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56155827900

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