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    A study of food refusal among urban middle and upper socio-economic class children
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-27) Hoque, Dr. Md. Asirul
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    A study of nutritional status of preschool children in densely populated urban area of Bangladesh
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-19) Khan, Md. Taherul Islam
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    A study of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among the staff of Dhaka Shishu Hospital
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-20) Zaher, Dr. Muhammad Abduz
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    A study on epidemiology of childhood obesity in Dhaka City
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-27) Rahman, Shah Md. Mahfuzur
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    A Study on Nutritional Status and Related KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice) of Adolescent Mothers in a Selected Area of Bangladesh
    (University of Dhaka, 2019-12-10) Sabrin, Shalla
    According to UNICEF (2012) in Bangladesh about 20.9% of the total population consists of children between 10 to 19 years of age who is defined as adolescent. Adolescent period is considered as an active period of growth and development because in this age period adolescent go through physical, mental, emotional & social changes. [*] Nutrition is a fundamental pillar of human life, health and development throughout the entire life span. Adolescence is a significant period of human growth and maturation. In Bangladesh adolescent population is about 24% and highest prevalence of nutritional deficiencies occur during adolescence. The young mother's nutritional status is very important. According to reports of BDHS 2014, nearly 113 girls of age between 15-19 years have begun childbearing and the percentage is 31 %. In our country adolescent mothers are more likely to suffer from nutritional deficiencies than others, for reasons including women's reproductive biology, low social status, poverty; and lack of proper nutritionallc'lowledge and practice. Objectives: This cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the nutritional status and . nutrition related KAP (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) of adolescent mothers in a selected rural area of Bangladesh. This KAP survey gathers information about what adolescent mothers know about their nutritional status, and what they actually do with regard to seeking care or taking other action. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted at KushtiaSadarupozillas between April to October, 2015. A total of 300 adolescent girls aged between 15-19 years mothers were purposively taken as study population. Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric measurements-height, weight and BMI. A structural questionnaire was conducted to assess nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice. 7 days food frequency method is conducted to assess dietary practice. Data analysis was done by SPSS version 20. ANOYA tests, T test were done to analyze the data. Result:Total study respondents were divided in two age groups, among which most of the respondents fall under 18-19 year age category which is 70.7%. Within the total sample size, underweight BMI (:S5 th percentile) is 15.37; normal BM! (>5 th to 85 th Percentiles) is 15.37 to 20.65; risk of overweight BM! (>85 th to 95 th Percentiles) is 20.65 to 23.13; and overweight (>95 th percentile) is above 23.13. Almost 19.3% respondents had appropriate knowledge about nutrition, 60% respondents had positive attitude about nutrition. About 51.45% mother doesn't take milk 1-3 times in a week. Only 9.90% consumed 6-7 times per week. 93.31% mother doesn't take liver in a week. A good number of mothers don't take egg 1-3 times in a week (38.75%). Only 4.50% consumed 6-7 times per week. 33.41% mothers take meat 1-3 times per week. Fish intake is more frequent than meat. 44.82% mothers take fish 6-7 times per week. 38.3% of the respondents take vegetables 6-7 times per week. 45.43% takes fruits 1-3 times per week. Conclusion: Adolescence is a critical time for young women, building the foundation for successful reproduction and a healthy adulthood. However, in this study, nutritional status of the adolescent mothers was not so satisfactory. Basic knowledge of nutrition of the mothers are poor followed through poor attitude and practice. Present KAP study data are essential to help plan, implement and evaluate nutritional planning & intervention work. This study can identify knowledge gaps, cultural beliefs, or behavioral patterns that may facilitate understanding and action. Community-based adolescent-friendly health and nutrition education and services and economic development may improve the overall health and nutritional knowledge and status of adolescent mothers.
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    A study on the nutritional status of pre-school children in a selected area
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-19) Edib, Mrs. Khaleda
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    A Study on the Nutritional Ststus of Pre School Children in A Selected Area
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-19) Edib, Mrs. Khaleda
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    A study on the quality of hospital diets in Bangladesh
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-03-02) Begum, Monirun Nessa
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    Aetiology of anaemia in Bangladesh
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-02-20) Husain, Mohammad Mushtuq
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    Agricultural cropping pattern among the ethnic people and its effect on their life style health and nutrition
    (University of Dhaka, 2016-06-23) Barua, Joti Lal
    Agricultural cropping pattern has a great influence on consumption pattern and has significant role to play in food and nutrition security. In order to increase the agricultural production of any country/part of country, it is necessary to intensify the uses of existing cultivated lands by adopting some of the modern methods like growing high yielding varieties, improved irrigation facilities and adopting multi cropping practices. The existing cropping pattern in the hilly areas of Bangladesh needs to be changed through the adoption of new pattern in order to increase production to meet the requirements of various crops and also to give more economic return to the household (Farmer) through increased income. Increased income usually turns into increased purchasing capacity which leads to adequate consumption of required food. Thus the agricultural cropping pattern has significant affects on food consumption, nutrition, health, life style and food security of the farmers. The objective of the study is to assess the existing agricultural cropping pattern among the ethnic people and its effect on their life style, health and nutrition as well as to develop a comprehensive strategic framework for improving life style, health and nutritional status in that particular population. To study the existing agricultural cropping pattern and to investigate the present status of health and nutrition of the ethnic people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, a multistage cluster sampling was designed for selecting the households from the uplands of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The sampling frameworks were consisting of primary sampling unit of district, secondary sampling unit of upazila, pre-ultimate sampling unit of village and ultimate sampling unit of household for the data collection. Selection of area was quite critical as there are three districts in the CHT consisting of 25 sub-districts (Upazila) in total. Out of these 25, there were 10 Upazila in Rangamati, 8 in Khagracahari, and 7 in Bandarban District. Considering the available time, budget, accessibility of interviewees and all other aspects, two Upazilas from each district and five villages from each Upazila were randomly selected. A total of 810 households were randomly selected from these three districts. The present study provides a brief representation on agricultural cropping pattern among the ethnic people of Chittagong Hill Tracts. It also provides an insight into their life style, food security, health and nutrition. As regards education, it is notable that illiteracy rate remain to be in a range of 27-78 % with the Marma having the highest (78.9 %) and the Tripura having the lowest (27%) illiteracy rate. Main occupation of different tribal people such as Chakma, Marma, Shaontal, tanchanga was found to be agriculture. None among the Marma was found to be engaged in service. It may be due to their lower education level as marked by highest rate of illiteracy. As regards age, most of the respondents among ethnic people were found belong to age group 30-45 years, which indicates that majority of the study population was relatively young, giving rise to a demographically favorable situation for development to take place in the future. Most of the tribal people’s monthly income is quite meager, which is below Tk. 500 followed by lower proportion of people having monthly income Tk. 5001-8000 and above. Family expenditure is highest among Tripura followed by Chakma, Tanchanga, Marma and Shaontal. Higher family expenditure among Tripura may be attributed to the higher level of their involvement in service, which provides a sort of cash income. Food preparation technique of the ethnic people was not found scientific. They are unaware of the fact that there is greater loss of vitamins when the vegetables are cut and then washed. In present study, it has been revealed that 4.6% family members did not ever receive balanced diet, while 37.8% family members did always receive balanced diet and about 57.7% family members received balanced diet only occasionally. Gastric problem is the most common disease in CHT. The other noncommunicable diseases such as asthma, diabetic, heart disease and kidney disease cause most of the deaths in the study areas. The housing condition of the ethnic people was found to be very poor. Most of the ethnic people (38.5%) own straw shed with bamboo/straw- fench house. It was also observed that majority of the ethnic people did not follow proper sanitary practices. The per capita per day consumption of nutrients was found to be as follows:- 2510 Kcal, protein- 77.2 g, fat- 37.6 g, iron- 28.4 mg and calcium- 864.2 mg. The estimated per capita per day intake of energy, protein, iron and calcium was higher than the recently revised and updated recommended dietary allowances proposed by the ICMR, 2010. About 10.6% children (five years old or less than five years) were found to be severely malnourished and 16.05% were found mild and moderately malnourished. In the study areas, the nutritional status of girls aged 10-19 years is better than the boys of the same age group. In the study areas, out of 810 ethnic households, 217 households (26.9%) were engaged in agriculture. It was also observed that 56% households use to harvest single crop, 26% households use to harvest double crops and 11% households use to harvest triple crops in a year, while only 7% households use to practice traditional jhum cultivation. It was found that 97.2% family members use to eat rice in the morning, followed by 100% in the mid-day and 13% at night. Nobody was found who ate bread at any time of the day. Life style, food security, health and nutritional status of the ethnic people are greatly influenced by their agricultural cropping pattern. So, further efforts should be continued for the promotion and sustainable crop production in the hilly areas of Bangladesh. The hill farmers have limited knowledge about post harvest processing of fruits and vegetables. For his reason, a number of products get lost before marketing. So, post-harvest technology program for horticultural crops should be introduced in the hilly areas. Jhum farming cannot be suddenly discontinued. In this situation, jhum cultivation should be modernized through replacing jhum crops with modern crop varieties suitable for hill farming.
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    An evaluation of the national food and nutrition policy of Bangladesh
    (© University of Dhaka, 2025-03-02) Mannan, Mohammad Abdul