Nutritional status of third-gender population of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
The research identified suboptimal nutritional status among the third-gender population in Bangladesh, highlighting higher rates of both obesity and underweight, as well as a prevalence of non-communicable diseases, particularly diabetes.
Authors
- Moffashara Sultana Ratna
- Khurshid Jahan
- Sanchita Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3269-143X)
- Maisha Maliha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3260-3240)
- Alia Tabassum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8670-4997)
- Mahjabin Hossain Faria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8230-0243)
Institutions
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
- Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (BD)
- Biomedical Research Foundation (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00736-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.04