Burden of undernutrition among under-five Bengali children and its determinants: Findings from Demographic and Health Surveys of Bangladesh and India.

Background: Globally, undernutrition is the leading cause of mortality among under-five children. Bangladesh and India were in the top ten countries in the world for under-five mortality. The aim of the study was to investigate the nutritional status of Bengali under-five children.

Decadal change in the association between the status of young mother's Body Mass Index and anaemia with child low birth weight in India.

Background: The study aims to investigate the changes in the socio-economic and demographic status of young mothers of age 15-24 years and to examine the association between mothers' nutrition, i.e., Body Mass Index (BMI) and anaemia with child low birth weight for almost two decades during 1998-2016 in India.

Nutritional and immunization status of under-five children of India and Bangladesh.

Background: The nutritional and immunization status of children can play an important role in determining their future health status of a particular country. The aim of the present study is to investigate the nutritional and immunization status of under-five children in India and Bangladesh, and to find the difference in the status between these two countries.

Methods: We have used the National Family Health Survey data, 2015-2016 of India and Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, 2017-2018 datasets.

Prevalence of anaemia among 6- to 59-month-old children in India: the latest picture through the NFHS-4.

India is the highest contributor to child anaemia among developing countries. To see the latest picture of child anaemia in India, data for 6- to 59-month-old children were taken from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey conducted in 2015-16 (NFHS-4). The study sample consisted of 1,37,347 children.

Malnutrition and anaemia among adult women in India.

The latest National Family Health Survey conducted in 2015-16 (NFHS-4) showed that malnutrition and anaemia still pose huge health challenges in India. Data on 651,642 adult non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years were taken from the survey to study the nutritional and anaemia statuses of adult women by Indian zone and state. The relationships of these two variables with the women's urban/rural place of residence, education level, religion and eating habits, and wealth index of the family, were assessed.

Socioeconomic determinants of iron-deficiency anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in India.

The extent of anemia and its socioeconomic determinants among the preschool children (6-59 months old) in India have been studied in this article. Relevant data are taken from the third round of the National Family Health Survey. The initial analysis reveals some interesting features.

Variation in height and BMI of adult Indians.

It is well known that height and weight are interrelated, and that both are related to socioeconomic variables. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of socioeconomic variables on the heights and weights of different groups of people, formed according to different levels of heights and weights, and to see whether there are sex differences in the variations in heights and weights. Data for adults aged 15-49 years were taken from the India National Family Health Survey-3 and descriptive studies and multiple linear regression analyses carried out.

Temporal trend of anemia among reproductive-aged women in India.

Background: Anemia is one of the major leading nutritional deficiencies in India, and the most vulnerable groups are preschool and adolescent children and pregnant and lactating women.

Aim: The main objective of the study is to determine the temporal trend of anemia among reproductive-aged women of age 15-49 years.

Methodology: The study uses data from second and third rounds of the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS-2, 1998-1999, and NFHS-3, 2005-2006), conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences.

Growth and nutritional status of preschool children in India: a study of two recent time periods.

Background: Preschool children call for focused attention in India because India has the highest percentage of undernourished children in the world.

Objective: To compare the growth and nutritional status of Indian preschool children for the periods 1998/99 and 2005/06,

Subjects And Methods: Using data on weight and length/height as well as the sociodemographic background of preschool children from the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) from 1998/99 and 2005/06, we determined the distribution of weight and length/height and their association with sociodemographic variables.

Results: The distributions of weight and length/height around the mean remained remarkably stable over age but were much greater in India than the international norms.

Influence of ethnicity, geography and climate on the variation of stature among Indian populations.

This paper analyzes the variation in the mean stature of adult males of a variety of population groups in India and examines the influence of geographical, climatic and ethnic factors on it. A considerable variation in mean stature has been found with respect to these three attributes. Variation "between" ethnic groups compared with "within" ethnic groups was found to be much more than that of geographical and climatic zones.

Trends in socioeconomic and nutritional status of children younger than 6 years in India.

The main aims of this study are to find out the trends in the (a) prevalence of undernutrition and severe anemia and (b) degree of association of undernutrition and severe anemia in children younger than 6 years in India with some socioeconomic variables. Using the Reproductive and Child Health Survey data, z score of weight for age and hemoglobin status were analyzed to understand the state and agewise variation and their association with the sociodemographic variables through logistic regression. The prevalence of malnutrition according to both the criteria was first seen to increase, attain a maximum value at some age between 12 and 48 months, and then decrease.

Burden of anemia and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in India.

Background: Anemia is still one of India's major public health problems, especially among adolescent girls.

Objective: To investigate the severity and distribution of anemia among Indian adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years and its association with socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors.

Methods: The study used data from the District Level Household Survey, round 11, 2002-04, conducted under the Reproductive and Child Health Project.

Growth and nutritional status of pre-school children in India: rural-urban and gender differences.

This cross-sectional study of growth and nutritional status makes an attempt to find the gender and rural-urban differences among Indian preschool children. This study is based on the data of weight and height of children aged 0-35 months taken from 26 States (total 26,369 children; 13784 boys and 12585 girls). The children are found to be lighter and shorter compared to International standards irrespective of age and sex.

Prevalence of anemia and its determinants among nonpregnant and pregnant women in India.

This study investigates the severity and distribution of anemia among nonpregnant and pregnant women aged 15 to 49 years in urban and rural sectors of 26 states in India and its association with certain economic and biosocial factors. A national survey was conducted to collect data on hemoglobin, height, weight, and certain economic and biosocial factors of 72 660 nonpregnant and 5619 pregnant women. Nonpregnant women aged less than 25 years are most affected by anemia.

Determinants of nutritional status of pre-school children in India.

The aim of this paper is to assess the spatial distribution of nutritional status of children of less than three years through Z-scores of weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height using data collected by the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2, 1998-99), India. The nutritional status of pre-school children was regressed on different socio-demographic factors after eliminating the effect of age. The data show that there are gender differences and spatial variations in the nutritional status of children in India.

Obstetric care practice in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India.

Background: The study area is the Birbhum district of the State of West Bengal in India. It is one of the backward districts in India.

Objective: The paper investigates the existing pattern of obstetric health care practices and the factors associated with the utilization of such care.

Socioeconomic differentials in nutritional status of children in the states of West Bengal and Assam, India.

Malnutrition among children is prevalent in almost all the states in India. This study assesses the extent and causes of malnutrition in two eastern Indian states with similar climates, namely West Bengal and Assam, using data from the National Family Health Survey 1998-99 (NFHS-2). The three indices of malnutrition taken for analysis are weight-for-height (WHZ), height-for-age (HAZ) and weight-for-age (WAZ).