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Nutritional Status of the Members of the Factory Worker-headed Households of Four Villages of Gazipur District

S. S. Dipti
Grain Quality and Nutrition Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

M. A. G. Tuazon
Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines 4031

K. A. Kabir
Grain Quality and Nutrition Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken to determine the nutritional status of factory worker-headed households in four semi-urban villages (i.e. Board Bazar, Signboard, Bhogra and Zogitola under Gazipur district) during June 2005. Data were collected from 100 randomly selected factory workers who are head of the households in the study area covering a total of 457 people and their 86 pre-school children. Prevalence rates of malnutrition were determined by using weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight for-height classification. A total of 73.3% pre-school children were underweight, 72.1% had stunted growth and 27.9% were wasted. Prevalence of underweight for age was also found in 71.5% of school children. Body mass index (BMI) was used to assess either under-nutrition (chronic energy malnutrition) or over-nutrition in adults (20 years and over). Prevalence of chronic energy malnutrition among adult members was found 57.7% for male and 56.5% for female.

Keywords: Weight-for-age, Height-for-age, Weight-for-height, Body Mass Index (BMI)

Location: Villages of Gazipur district in Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-06-2005

End Date: 00-07-2005

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

Objective of the study was to measure the nutritional status of adults.

Methodology:

The study was conducted in four semi-urban villages of Gazipur district in Bangladesh. The study was conducted over 100 households in the study area covered by Board Bazar, Signboard, Bhogra and Zogitola representing the household population. Random selection was done based on the presence of nutritionally-at-risk occupational groups of the factory workers. Nutritional status assessment: Nutritional status of all the children belonging to the household samples was analyzed by comparing their actual height and weight data with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) standards using Z score. To measure the nutritional status of adults, Body Mass Index (BMI) was used. BMI provides a measure of body mass, ranging from thinness to obesity. Four indices were used in this study to assess the nutritional status of members of factory worker-headed households. These were weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height for children. On the other hand, BMI was used to assess either under-nutrition (chronic energy malnutrition) or over-nutrition in adults.

Source of Information: J. Agric. Rural. Dev. 6(1&2), 119-124, 2008

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

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Achievement/Findings:

A high prevalence of malnutrition exists among the members of the factory worker-headed households. The majority of adolescents in factory worker-headed households were found to be suffering from physical retardation. The BMI data shows that the adolescent females are less affected by thinness than males.

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