Stunting and underweight among adolescent girls of indigenous communities in telangana, India: a cross-sectional study

P Ravula, K Kasala, S Pramanik, A Selvaraj - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
India's indigenous groups remain vulnerable to malnutrition, despite economic progress,
reflecting the reliance on traditional agriculture and the problems of poverty and inadequate …

Burden and predictors of malnutrition among Indian adolescents (10–19 years): insights from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey Data

R Pandurangi, MK Mummadi, S Challa… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Malnutrition among adolescents is a persistent problem with a profound impact
on different dimensions of health. The objective of this analysis is to assess the burden of …

[PDF][PDF] Exclusive breastfeeding as an effort to prevent stunting in toddlers

AL Sari - NeuroQuantology, 2022 - researchgate.net
Stunting is a growth disorder in children; namely, the child's height is lower or shorter (dwarf)
than the legal age. Stunting occurs when a newborn is malnourished, even in the womb …

Prevalence and determinants of nutritional status among women and children in Pakistan

H Waghmare, S Chauhan, SK Sharma - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Nutrition has been a low-priority area in Pakistan, with low visibility from the
political leadership. Despite various efforts, Pakistan has been reported to have one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends in household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting among children under five in Asia: a systematic review

B Islam, TI Ibrahim, T Wang, M Wu… - Journal of Global …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Household food insecurity (HFI) and poor dietary diversity (DD) are major
public health challenges in Asia, greatly contributing to stunting among children under five …

Effect of change in individual and household level characteristics on anemia prevalence among adolescent boys and girls in India

S Srivastava, P Kumar, R Paul, P Debnath - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Anemia is a significant public health challenge that affects the population of all
nations. Anemia among adolescents emerged as an alarming public health issue as it …

Factors contributing to socio-economic inequality in utilization of caesarean section delivery among women in Indonesia: Evidence from Demographic and Health …

P Kumar, S Srivastava, P Chaudhary, T Muhammad - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Most of the existing literature in develo** countries focused on either the
rising trend of CS or its determinants. There is a paucity of population-based studies on …

[PDF][PDF] Sociocultural determinants of nutritional status among children under five years of age: an ethnographic study from Gujarat

T Umallawala, T Puwar, A Pandya, P Bhavsar, MS Patil… - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
Background The magnitude of child malnutrition, including severe child malnutrition, is high
in India, and Gujarat has a higher prevalence of child malnutrition. Prior studies have …

Prevalence and correlates of stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Lideta subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

GK Getahun, A Assfaw, EA Muhammad, T Shitemaw - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the prevalence of stunting and thinness and associated factors
among adolescents attending public schools in Lideta subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in …

Socioeconomic inequalities in non-coverage of full vaccination among children in Bangladesh: a comparative study of demographic and health surveys, 2007 and …

S Srivastava, T Muhammad, R Rashmi, P Kumar - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Vaccination is considered as a powerful and cost-effective weapon against
many communicable diseases. An increase in full vaccination among the most vulnerable …