Nutritional status of under-five aged children of ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.
Sadika HaqueDewan Abdullah Al RafiNafisa ZamanMd SalmanMd Abdullah Al NomanMd Nazmul HoqueLalita BhattacharjeeSamantha FarquharSabina YasminMd Mehedi HasanFatema Tuj Zohora HiraAunjuman Ara PrithiShamim Ara ShammiBilkish BanuAkbar HossainPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The study highlights the challenges faced by working women in the RMG sector, who often receive minimal wages and have limited access to antenatal care services. To address these challenges, the study recommends policies that support antenatal care for working-class mothers, provide daycare facilities for their children, and implement a comprehensive social safety net program that targets child nutrition. Improving the socioeconomic status of mothers is also critical to reducing child malnutrition in this population.