Nutritional status of tribal and non-tribal school-going children in rural Bangladesh: A comparative study.

Background: Inadequate nutrition of school-going children is a major concern in Bangladesh, and it can negatively affect their productivity. It is important to consider the food pattern, socio-cultural, and economic differences between tribal (T) and non-tribal (NT) communities in Bangladesh when evaluating their nutritional status. This study aimed to investigate the nutritional status of school-going children in the rural area of Rajshahi district's High Barind Tract (HBT) region of Bangladesh.

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.

Nutritional status of infants and young children in India across three decades: Analysis of five national family health surveys.

Background: Three indicators of early childhood undernutrition and associated factors are evaluated among under-5 children in five National Family Health Surveys in India spanning 1992 to 2021.

Methods: Data for 533,495 children under 5 years of age (U-5) were analysed in the context of three commonly used indicators of early childhood undernutrition - wasting, stunting and underweight. In addition to descriptive and inferential statistics, binary logistic regression was used to estimate the effects of specific explanatory factors on the three indicators using adjusted odds ratios.

Variation in body size and weight status among Hindu and Muslim Indian males born in the 1890s through the 1950s.

Hindus and Muslims represent the two largest religions in India, and also differ in nutritional status, health-related habits and standard of living associated with economic disparities. In this context, the present study considered estimated secular changes in body size, proportions, and weight status among Hindu and Muslim Indian men. The data are from anthropological surveys in the 1970s which included measurements of height, weight and sitting height of 43,950 males 18-84 years (birth years 1891-1957).

Regional variation in body size and estimated secular change among adult Indian males born in the 1890s-1950s.

Regional variation in the body size of Indian men 18-84 years of age (birth years 1891-1957) was considered. Heights, weights, and BMIs of Indian males from four regions of the country - North, East-Northeast, Central, and West were compared. Heights of men 35+ years of age were adjusted for estimated height loss with age; the estimate was added to observed height to provide an estimate of maximum height.

Two level logistic regression analysis of factors influencing skilled birth attendant during delivery among Bangladeshi mothers: A nationally representative sample.

Background: In order to minimize the maternal and child mortality rate, the presence of skilled birth attendants (SBA) during delivery is essential. By 2022, 4th health, population and nutrition sector programme in Bangladesh aims to increase the percentage of deliveries performed by SBA to 65 percent. The objective of the present study was to determine the rate and associated factors of usage SBA among Bangladeshi mothers during their delivery.

Regional with urban-rural variation in low birth weight and its determinants of Indian children: findings from National Family Health Survey 5 data.

Background: Low birth weight is a key indicator for child health, especially a concern in low-middle-income countries. However, health and medically-related reforms are being actively implemented in some middle-income countries like India. Identifying low birth weight (LBW) babies with their determinants across the whole country is essential to formulate regional and area-specific interventions.

Regional Distribution of the Anthropometric Failure among Under-five Children and Its Determinants in India.

Background: Undernutrition in children seems to be one of the major health issues in developing nations including India. Stunting, underweight, and wasting are the three most often used anthropometric indicators to evaluate childhood undernutrition. Children who exhibit one or more indicators of undernutrition are considered as anthropometric failure (AF).

Nutritional status of tribal and non-tribal adults in rural Bangladesh: A comparative study.

Background: Nutritional status is an important indicator of health status among adults. However, to date, there exists scanty information on the nutritional status of tribal populations of Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to investigate the nutritional status of tribal (T) and non-tribal (NT) adult people living in the rural area of Rajshahi district, Bangladesh.

Body size and weight status of adult Indian males born in the 1890s-1950s: Age and secular change in the context of demographic, economic, and political transformation.

Objectives: To evaluate secular change in body size and weight status of adult Indian males born in 1891-1957 and surveyed in the 1970s.

Methods: Data are from Anthropological Surveys. Only men were included in the surveys due to high female illiteracy and lack of female researchers.

Factor associated with anthropometric failure among under-five Bengali children: A comparative study between Bangladesh and India.

Background: Child undernutrition is a burden and the leading cause of child mortality in low-and middle-income countries like Bangladesh and India. Currently, this issue is a matter of great concern, inasmuch as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study intends to determine the factors of child undernutrition using a single composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among the Bengali population.

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.

Acute malnutrition and its determinants of preschool children in Bangladesh: gender differentiation.

Background: Children acute malnutrition (AM) is a global public health concern, especially in low and middle income countries. AM is associated with multiple physiological vulnerabilities, including immune dysfunction, enteric barrier disruption, gut microbiome dysbiosis, and essential nutrient deficits. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of AM and its associated factors among preschool children in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh.

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.

Effects of menstrual characteristics, symptoms and hygiene-related practices on menstrual experience: A comparative study between freeholder and tenant adolescent schoolgirls of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.

Adolescence is a significant event in woman's life when the process of menstruation occurs with several physical, mental and physiological developments. Menstrual experience of women is largely determined by environmental factors occurring during this period. In India, disparities in numerous factors result in different menstrual characteristics, menstruation-related symptoms and menstrual hygiene-related practices.

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.

Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among Bangladeshi mothers: A nationwide cross-sectional study.

Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is associated with better health of the mothers and reduced risk of neonatal mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of EIBF and associated factors among Bangladeshi mothers.

Methods: The data was extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS)-2014.

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.

Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing nutritional status among early childbearing young mothers in Bangladesh.

Background: Early childbearing influences women's health. This study aims to examine the effects of socio-demographic factors on nutritional status of early childbearing mothers in Bangladesh based on Body Mass Index (BMI) as the indicator.

Methods: Data was extracted from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS)-2011.

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.