Changing trends in nutritional status of adolescent females: a cross-sectional study from urban and rural Bangladesh.

Ishita MostafaMahamudul HasanSubhasish DasSoroar Hossain KhanMd Iqbal HossainAbu FaruqueTahmeed Ahmed

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Undernutrition in adolescent girls has decreased with time, but the burden of overweight has increased. Higher literacy and better wealth status were found to be associated with the improved nutritional status of the participants.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
south africa
mental health
risk factors
weight loss
health information
weight gain
healthcare
social media