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Maternal nutritional status mediates the linkage between household food insecurity and mid-infancy size in rural Bangladesh
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-02-27)
Household food insecurity (HFI) is a major concern in South Asia. The pathways by which HFI may reduce child growth remain inadequately
understood. In a cohort study of 12 693 maternal–infant dyads in rural Bangladesh, ...
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Insufficient Physical Activity Among Adolescents: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)
Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) set a target
of 15% relative reduction of the prevalence of insufficient physical
activity (IPA) by 2025 among adolescents and adults globally. In
Bangladesh, there is no ...
Double burden of malnutrition among elderly people in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Double burden of malnutrition (DBM), referred as the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition, is an evolving public health concern. There is a paucity of data about DBM among elderly people in ...
Noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh: Evidence from a National survey
(Osong public health and research perspectives, 2020-12-11)
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors and the factors
associated with the coexistence of multiple risk factors (≥ 2 risk factors) among adolescent boys and
girls in ...
Gender-specific prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among elderly Bangladeshi people: Findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey
(BMJ Journals, 2021-06-21)
Objective: We aimed to estimate the gender-specific
prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among
elderly people in Bangladesh.
Design and method We analysed data from the food
security and nutrition surveillance ...
Supplementation with fortified lipid-based and blended complementary foods has variable impact on body composition among Rural Bangladeshi children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Oxford Academic, 2020-04-02)
Background: Complementary food supplementation enhances linear growth and may affect body composition in
children.
Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of complementary food supplements provided from the age of 6 ...
Dietary practices of men in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Bangladesh has a paucity of information about the dietary practices of adult men. In the recently completed round of the national nutrition surveillance (NNS 2018–2019), we explored the dietary practices of ...
Elderly women are disproportionately vulnerable to hypertension in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Bangladesh has a dearth of information on the prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among elderlies. We assessed the prevalence, sex differences in prevalence, and factors associated with ...
Prevalence and associated factors of depression among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide survey
(BMJ Journals, 2021-01-17)
Objective: To assess the prevalence of and factors
associated with depression among adolescent boys and
girls.
Design: We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study.
Setting: This study was carried out in 82 ...
Prevalence of Non-communicable disease risk factors among adolescent girls and boys in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study
(Oxford Academic, 2020-06)
Objectives:
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) and their risk factors have become a major public health problem worldwide. Understanding NCD risk factors among adolescents is important as many risk behaviors start in this ...