Malnutrition

Micronutrient deficiency and malnutrition are widespread in rural Bangladesh. Two important behavioral issues linking agricultural production and individual nutritional outcomes in Bangladesh are examined along with other important factors: (1) whether household level food-crop …

Anthropometric indicators for the screening of malnutrition have repeatedly been shown to be predictive of subsequent death in prospective, community-based studies from several countries. The lesser grades of suboptimal nutrition need objective criteria for diagnosis. Simple ind…

Malnutrition and infectious diseases among preschoolers feature prominently among the major public health concerns in developing countries. Existing evidence tends to support the view that despite the dramatic improvement in human health in the past decades, the gap between rich…

Background: Among elderly orthopedic trauma patients, the prevalence of delirium during acute care hospitalization may be as high as 60%. Recent evidence suggests that a history of sleep disturbance may increase the risk of delirium in elective surgery patients; however, such an…

In this dissertation I present both indigenous understandings of childhood malnutrition in Niger and my changing perceptions of these understandings over time. Using the rubric of a “journey of understanding,” I order the chapters chronologically, moving from my Peace Corps expe…

Introduction/methods. Growth retardation is widespread among children living in urban slums in Bangladesh. This study uses mixed linear regression analysis to examine factors influencing short-term and long-term child growth as specified by weight-for-height and height-for-age z…

Data from the Ondo State Demographic and Health Survey were utilized to determine (a) agreements between nutritional measures; (b) prevalence rates of and (c) factors associated with abnormal nutritional anthropometry (stunting and wasting) in 6-36 month old infants and children…

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a complex disease that occurs with alarmingly high prevalence among young children in Bangladesh, and elevating their rates of morbidity and mortality. We have completed a series of studies: firstly, to compare the underlying characteristics …

The world is guaranteed a certain level of climate change due to the emissions already released into the atmosphere. Therefore, adaptation to climate change is necessary. Increases in diarrheal disease and malnutrition due to climate change are analyzed for Bangladesh. Relative …