“Changing Landscape of Undernutrition in Reproductive-Age Indian Women: Analysis of the nationally representative data, 1998-2021”
Sirshendu Chaudhuri,
Varun Agiwal,
Nirupama AY
et al.
Abstract:Aim: This study investigates the national and regional distribution and trend of undernutrition among non-pregnant reproductive age-group (15-44 years) women in India based on the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data round 2 (1998-99) to round 5 (2019-21).
Subject and Methods: Undernutrition was defined as a body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m2. Association between undernutrition and socio-demographic variables including caste, place of residence (Rural and urban as reported in NFHS), marital status, educ… Show more
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