Discordance in postnatal care between mothers and newborns: Measurement artifact or missed opportunity?

Background: Postnatal care (PNC) for mothers and newborns is essential to monitor risks of morbidity and adverse conditions following delivery. Current estimates of the coverage of PNC show substantial discordance between mothers and newborns. We investigate the sources of this discordance in Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).

Association between depression and fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in South Asia.

Background: In recent years there has been a growing research interest regarding the impact of dietary behaviour on mental health outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate the association between fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and depression in three south Asian countries- Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from World Health Survey of WHO conducted during 2002-04.