Nutritional status of adolescents undergoing tuberculosis treatment in urban Bangladesh: prevalence and determinants of malnutrition
Both PG-SGA and anthropometric indicators revealed significant nutritional deficits. Integrated nutritional support and management of comorbidities should be prioritized alongside Tuberculosis care to improve treatment outcomes.
Authors
- Khodeza Akter
- Mohammad Morshad Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5579-5651)
- Pretom Saha
- M. R. Uddin Chowdhury
- Aung Kya Jai Maug
- Istiaque Mahmud Dowllah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-5141)
- Subhash Chandra Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8130-8981)
- Stav Amir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-0728)
- Md Abdul Hasib Joarder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6531-7447)
- Ummul Khair Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-4639)
Institutions
- North South University (BD)
- TB Alliance (US)
- Save the Children (BD)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (BD)
- National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute (BD)
- Barnardo's (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2025-0064
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00