House ownership, frequency of illness, fathers’ education: the most significant socio-demographic determinants of poor nutritional status in adolescent girls from low income households of Lahore, Pakistan

House ownership, frequency of illness, fathers’ education: the most significant socio-demographic determinants of poor nutritional status in adolescent girls from low income households of Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract Background Socio demographic factors besides dietary factors play important role in determining the health status of an individual. Health and nutritional Intervention programs stand a greater chance of success if planned, keeping the socio demographic characteristics of a certain populatio...

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Main Authors: Fatima Hassan, Muhammad Asim, Shafya Salim, Ayesha Humayun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Nutritional status
Adolescent girls
BMI
Socio demographic factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0621-z

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