Obesity in South Asia: phenotype, morbidities, and mitigation

A Misra, R Jayawardena, S Anoop - Current Obesity Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity has increased in South Asian countries that are still
grappling with undernutrition. In this review, we highlight the characteristics of obesity, its …

Non-communicable disease (NCD) corners in public sector health facilities in Bangladesh: a qualitative study assessing challenges and opportunities for improving …

LB Rawal, K Kanda, T Biswas, MI Tanim, P Poudel… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore healthcare providers' perspective on non-communicable disease
(NCD) prevention and management services provided through the NCD corners in …

[HTML][HTML] Application of machine learning based algorithm for prediction of malnutrition among women in Bangladesh

MM Islam, MJ Rahman, MM Islam, DC Roy… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objectives Malnutrition among women is a major public health
problem that has been linked to stunted growth, diabetes, and has adverse consequences …

The double burden of malnutrition among adults in India: evidence from the National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16)

M Dutta, Y Selvamani, P Singh… - Epidemiology and …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES India still faces the burden of undernutrition and communicable diseases, and
the prevalence of overweight/obesity is steadily increasing. The discourse regarding the …

Community health workers for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

L Rawal, S Jubayer, SR Choudhury, SMS Islam… - Global health research …, 2021 - Springer
Background The increasing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh
underscores the importance of strengthening primary health care systems. In this study, we …

Factors associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity in reproductive age Tanzanian women

KY Ahmed, AG Rwabilimbo, S Abrha, A Page, A Arora… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity are major public health challenges
among reproductive-age women of lower-and middle-income countries (including …

Community health workers for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Nepal: a qualitative study

LB Rawal, C Kharel, UN Yadav, K Kanda, T Biswas… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background/objective The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in
Nepal underscores the importance of strengthening primary healthcare systems to deliver …

Random forest ensemble machine learning model for early detection and prediction of weight category

SI Ayua - Journal of Data Science and Intelligent Systems, 2024 - ojs.bonviewpress.com
The number of insurgents in our nation today is significantly rising each day, and the
majority of those affected are living as internally displaced persons (IDP) in various IDP …

Community-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes (Co-LID study) management in rural Nepal: study protocol for a clustered randomized controlled trial

L Rawal, P Dahal, G Paudel, T Biswas, R Shrestha… - Trials, 2023 - Springer
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased globally; with a
disproportionate burden in South and Southeast Asian countries, including Nepal. There is …

Double burden of malnutrition and associated factors among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis

BL Seifu, KU Mare, BT Legesse, TM Tebeje - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Globally, malnutrition among women of reproductive age is on the rise and
significantly contributing to non-communicable disease, deaths and disability. Even though …