Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023.

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Egile nagusia: Tarikujjaman, Md. Rabbi
Beste egile batzuk: Chakraborty, Barnali
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Argitaratua: Brac University 2023
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spelling 10361-188202023-07-13T21:05:31Z Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study Tarikujjaman, Md. Rabbi Chakraborty, Barnali Naher, Nahitun James P Grant School of Public Health, Brac University Children Malnutrition Korail slum This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023. Cataloged from the PDF version of the project report. Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-30). Introduction: Among Bangladeshi children under the age of five (U5), malnutrition is a major health concern. Wasting is one of the malnutrition symptoms associated with malnourished children's deaths. Southern Asia has a 14.1% prevalence of wasting, according to the world nutrition survey. According to the Global Nutrition Report, the prevalence of wasting among under-5 children is 9.8% in Bangladesh. Objective: The goal of this research to assess the prevalence and associated factors of wasting among Under 5 children in Korail slum. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 342 children under the age of five living at Korail slum in Dhaka city from October 15, 2022 to January 11, 2023. A standard anthropometric measurement method was used for the measurements. The measurements were height and weight. Software named STATA 17 was used to analyze the data. A multivariate and bivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted. Findings: In this study, the mean age of under-5 children was 26.7 months. Male was 54.4% and female was 45.6%. 10.23% of the anthropometric assessment was wasted based on the weight for height Z-score. According to the study, females were more likely to suffer from wasting than males. Conclusion: In Bangladesh, under nutrition among children under the age of five is a public health problem. We observed that the prevalence of wasting in Korail was slightly higher than the national prevalence. To reduce the wasting status of children under 5 years old, the government, nongovernmental organizations, and the community must work together. Md. Rabbi Tarikujjaman M. Public Health 2023-07-13T10:15:46Z 2023-07-13T10:15:46Z 2023 2023 Project report ID 22167006 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/18820 en Brac University project reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Environmentally induced diseases in children Children--Health and hygiene 81 pages application/pdf Brac University
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topic Children
Malnutrition
Korail slum
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Malnutrition
Korail slum
Tarikujjaman, Md. Rabbi
Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
description This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023.
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title Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
title_short Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
title_full Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in Korail slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
title_sort prevalence of wasting and associated factors among under 5 children in korail slum, dhaka, bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
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