Nutritional status and dietary diversity of pregnant and nonpregnant reproductive-age Rohingya women.

ABSTRACT: There are no data on the nutritional status and dietary diversity of the pregnant and nonpregnant reproductive-age Rohingya women who have recently shifted to the Bhasan Char Relocation Camp located on an island in the Bay of Bengal. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in November-December, 2021 to assess the nutritional status and evaluate the dietary diversity of two vulnerable groups of the forcibly displaced Rohingya population: nonpregnant reproductive-age women and pregnant mothers. Multivariable logistic regression was applied to identify the factors associated with nutritional impairments. Overall, 7.6% of the nonpregnant reproductive-age women were underweight (Body Mass Index [BMI] < 18.5 kg/m²), and nearly one-third of them had a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m². However,

SUBMITTER: Fahim SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494628 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature