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Assessment of Nutrition Profile of Pregnant Women in Rural Area (Mymensingh District) of Bangladesh
ISSN: 0976 - 7614
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Assessment of Nutrition Profile of Pregnant Women in Rural Area (Mymensingh District) of Bangladesh
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Publisher: Journal Of Advanced Laboratory Research In Biology Society..
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Abstract
Malnutrition is the most common nutritional disorders in the developing countries like Bangladesh. The most vulnerable groups of population to malnutrition are under-5 children, pregnant women and lactating mother. This study makes an attempt to investigate the nutritional status of pregnant women and to correlate different factors with pregnancy. The cross-sectional study was followed to determine nutritional status by anthropometric and biochemical assessment as well as clinical appearance. The obtaining result of all assessments was compared with standard data (NCHS & UNHCR/WFP). A total of 380 pregnant women were randomly selected from health care centers (governments and non-governments) in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh from early June 2007 to January 2008. The result of research showed that 30.52% severely malnourished, 36.57% moderately malnourished, and 23.15% well nourished and 9.73% were overnourished by calculating ...
