Prenatal food and micronutrient supplementation to malnourished women in Bangladesh : Effects, Equity, and Cost-effectiveness

Prenatal food and micronutrient supplementation to malnourished women in Bangladesh : Effects, Equity, and Cost-effectiveness

Maternal nutrition is closely linked to child health and survival. In Bangladesh there is a high prevalence of undernutrition in the form of chronic energy deficiency [CED, Body Mass Index <18.5 (kg/m2)] in women and low birth weight. The aims of this thesis are to explore women’s perceptions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shaheen, Rubina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH) 2015
Subjects:
malnutrition
pregnancy
food supplement
micronutrient supplement
birth weight
infant mortality
effectiveness
economic evaluation
equity
Bangladesh
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-267601
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-9426-1

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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-267601
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-9426-1

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