Introduction: Social inequality between the genders often results in inequality in their nutritional status. This may begin from the time of conception and continue till death. This study is an attempt to understand the epidemiological factors leading to malnutrition among preschool children from the gender perspective in rural area in India.
Methodology: The data regarding prevalence of...
Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obese children continues to rise in developed and developing countries. This poses an increasing threat worldwide as the standards of living rise. Body perceptions is linked to weight management and Sub-Sahran Africans tend to prefer a larger “overweight” body size which is perceived as being wealthy and healthy. Inaccurate perception of the...
Introduction: To document the existence of health disparities even in secondary cities and to understand to what extent historic, social, economic processes can help to explain these disparities, a population based cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2013 in Bobo-Dioulasso.
Method: Based on map observation, aerial photos and satellite-based remote sensing, coupled with effective field...
Introduction: Malnutrition is one of the most serious health problems affecting under-fives in Tanzania. Despite Tanzania’s steady trends in the reduction of the rates of undernutrition over the last two decades, the prevalence of childhood stunting remains high (i.e. 35%). The situation is worse in some parts of the country where the prevalence exceeds 40%. Overall, more than 2.7 million...
