Full Description
This book addresses the health status of both mothers and children, highlighting acute malnutrition through anthropometric indices such as weight-for-height, weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI. Divided into four sections, it provides an overview of public health and nutrition, presents the state-of-the-art situation in South and South-east Asia, and analyzes real-life data on public health and nutrition not only from India and Bangladesh but also from other countries in South and South-east Asia. The book covers insightful analyses of child nutrition, maternal health, and socioeconomic factors, with an emphasis on maternal empowerment, health-seeking behavior, and healthcare accessibility in diverse contexts. The book also addresses topics such as identification of potential genes for prostate cancer, and quality of life and living arrangements of ageing population.
The book is relevant for researchers in the fields of biostatistics, anthropology, demography, health, medicine, and planning, interested in understanding public health and nutrition in South Asia, especially in India and Bangladesh.
Contents
Part I Health and Nutrition.- 1. Acute malnutrition and its determinants of school children in Rajshahi district of Bangladesh: A Statistical Analysis.- 2. Assessment of Nutritional Status using Anthropometric Index and Its Associated Factors Among Under-five Children in India: A Cross-sectional Study from the National Family Health Survey-V (2019-2021).- 3. Factors associated with maternal and child health services in Bangladesh.- 4. Wasting among under-five children from 1990-2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis.- 5. Undernutrition among infants through composite index of anthropometric failure.- 6. Zonal distribution and determinants of stunting, wasting, underweight, and thinness among the Indian under-five children: Findings from NFHS-5.- 7. Burden of caesarean delivery and its impact on pre-school children in Bangladesh: Survey in Rajshahi District.- 8. Maternal and Child Nutritional Status in South and Southeast Asia: A Comparative Analysis across Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Timor-Leste.- Part II Health Care.- 9. Empowerment of Mothers and Its Impact on the Health of Children: A Comparative Analysis of North-Eastern Region and the Rest of India.- 10. Health Seeking Behavior and Social Contract: A Qualitative Study on Manipuri People's Perception of Health and Healthcare System.- 11. A qualitative study on health and socio-demographic facilities of brothels' children in Bangladesh.- 12. An insight into the healthcare facility and accessibility in Assam.- Part III Morbidity.- 13. Status of Morbidity in SAARC Countries: An Analysis with Panel Data.- 14. Identification of Potential Genes for Prostate Cancer through Bioinformatics Analysis.- 15. Prevalence and associated factors of menstrual disturbance among university students in Bangladesh.- 16. Factors influencing health related quality of life and living arrangements of ageing population in the northern part of Bangladesh.- 17. Prevalence of loneliness and its associated factors among ageing people in the Northern part of Bangladesh.- 18. Determinants of Neonatal and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh.- 19. Infant, Neonatal and Maternal Mortality in ASEAN Countries: A Panel Data Analysis.- Part IV Miscellaneous.- 20. Role of mass media on health awareness among rural mothers: a qualitative study.- 21. Psychometric Properties of Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (WFRQ) in the Malaysian Context.- 22. Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors: Scenario of Fertility Differentials in Bangladesh.
