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A Sociodemographic Assessment of Infant Malnutrition in Rural Area, Bangladesh: Logistic Regression Approach

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This study investigates the association between socio-demographic factors and infant child (0-1 year) malnutrition defined by underweight, stunting and wasting, in rural areas, Bangladesh. Survey data, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019 executed by UNICEF and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), is used in the study. The percentage of undernutrition is 17.08% for underweight out of 3571 sample, 18% for stunted out of 3504 sample, 9.8% for wasted out of 3470 sample with omitting missing value. Statistical methods, ANOVA, chi-square test and sampling weighted logistic regression model, are used to figure out impact of individual socio-demographic factors on child malnutrition. The variables gender, receiving prenatal care, delivery place, parents education, wealth index, child weight at birth, geographical division, and women age group at birth, are significantly associated with malnourished children (P-value: 1%, 5% or 10%). Odds of being malnutrition is lower among female children, educated parents and rich family. Prevalence of child underweight is higher among mother physical disability, childbirth weight. The undernutrition, stunting and wasting, are highly likely among the children of disabled mother. The presence of underweight and wasting is higher in Sylhet Division, lower in Mymenshingh Division respectively, while the prevalence of stunting is higher in Mymenshingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhhet Division.

Analysis of the Variables Affecting Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in Adolescent Girls: a Systematic Review

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Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) can have a negative impact on health. Individuals who experience CED will have underweight or have low body weight, and their daily productivity will be disrupted due to malnutrition. Chronic Energy Deficiency occurs in Women of Reproductive Age (WRA) so it will have an impact in the future when they will experience the process of pregnancy, and childbirth and the baby’s weight will also be affected. Chronic Energy Deficiency includes being underweight, undernourished, undernutrition, and stunting. Therefore the authors want to analyze the causes that can influence the incidence of chronic energy deficiency in late adolescent girls. The author performs an article search method through electronic databases originating from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and the Garuda portal. Journal references used amounted to 18 articles. The results of the search found that food intake behavior of macro and micro substances, nutritional knowledge, nutritional attitudes, beliefs about ideal body image, sociodemographics, socioeconomic factors, family members, knowledge, attitude, and many other causes can influence the occurrence of Chronic Energy Deficiency.