Nutrition of children and women in Bangladesh: trends and directions for the future
- Ahmed, Tahmeed
- Mahfuz, Mustafa
- Ireen, Santhia
- Ahmed, A. M. Shamsir
- Rahman, Sabuktagin
- Islam, M Munirul
- Alam, Nurul
- Hossain, Md Iqbal
- Rahman, S M Mustafizur
- Ali, M Mohsin
- Choudhury, Fatima Perveen
- Cravioto, Alejandro
DOIAbstract
This review was published in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition [© 2012 © International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh] and the definite version is available at : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312353/Although child and maternal malnutrition has been reduced in Bangladesh, the prevalence of underweight (weight-for-age z-score <-2) among children aged less than five years is still high (41%). Nearly one-third of women are undernourished with body mass index of <18.5 kg/m2. The prevalence of anaemia among young infants, adolescent girls, and pregnant women is still at unacceptable levels. Despite the successes in specific programmes, such as the Expanded Programme on Immunization and vitamin A s...
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