biostudies-literatureUnknown11Kumar A<h4>Introduction</h4>Preconception nutrition, the nutritional status of women before pregnancy, is crucial for maternal and child health. Interventions focusing on preconception nutrition can help break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition by improving the health and nutritional status of women before pregnancy. This study investigated the recent trends and patterns in the nutritional status of nulliparous adolescents and young women across six countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilized the cross-sectional data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted between 2010 and 2022 for six South Asian countries. A total sample of 20,024 nulliparous married women aged 15-24 years was analyzed to estimaFrontiers in nutrition1445314https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11608968biostudies-literatureNutrition status of nulliparous married women (15-24 years) in South Asia: trends, predictors, and program implications.PMC11608968Murira ZJoe WPrakash ASethi VShrestha AKumar AfalseNutrition status of nulliparous married women (15-24 years) in South Asia: trends, predictors, and program implications.<h4>Introduction</h4>Preconception nutrition, the nutritional status of women before pregnancy, is crucial for maternal and child health. Interventions focusing on preconception nutrition can help break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition by improving the health and nutritional status of women before pregnancy. This study investigated the recent trends and patterns in the nutritional status of nulliparous adolescents and young women across six countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilized the cross-sectional data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted between 2010 and 2022 for six South Asian countries. A total sample of 20,024 nulliparous married women aged 15-24 years was analyzed to estima2024-01-01T00:00:00Z20242025-04-04T00:21:40.775Z2025-04-04T00:21:40.775ZS-EPMC116089683962468810.3389/fnut.2024.1445314