Trends, prevalence and determinants of childhood chronic undernutrition in regional divisions of Bangladesh: Evidence from demographic health surveys, 2011 and 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undernutrition, an important indicator for monitoring progress of development goals, is a matter of concern in many developing countries, including Bangladesh. Despite regional differences in chronic undernutrition in Bangladesh, regional determinants among children under the age of five were not extensively explored.

Data and methods

Using combined repeated cross-sectional nationwide Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS 2011 and 2014) and employing bivariate and logistic regression analyses, we estimated prevalence, changes and variations in regional determinants of stunting among children aged 6-59 months over two time periods 2011 and 2014.

Results

Our benchmark results suggested that the children from Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Chittagong and

SUBMITTER: Saha UR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688800 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature