Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh
The high prevalence of stunting and underweight in Bangladesh is linked to poor HECs, therefore, integrated approaches should be adopted to address these environmental factors collectively. Policies and programmes should prioritse enhancing housing quality to achieve sustainable improvements in child nutritional outcomes.
Authors
- Bidhan Krishna Sarker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1479-158X)
- Md Nuruzzaman Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-4363)
- Md Arif Billah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-5935)
- Shimlin Jahan Khanam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6500-4537)
- Aduragbemi Oluwabusayo Banke-Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4449-0131)
- Md. Mostaured Ali Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-3251)
- M. Mofizul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1330-863X)
- Kaniz Fatima
Institutions
- Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (BD)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980024002325
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55