Food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic: A genuine concern for people from disadvantaged community and low-income families in Province 2 of Nepal

DR Singh, DR Sunuwar, SK Shah, LK Sah, K Karki… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Food insecurity is a serious social and public health problem which is
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic especially in resource-poor countries such as …

Social determinants of health and cardiometabolic risk factors in Nepal: A scoping review

S Shakya, V Shrestha, D Neupane - Nutrition, Metabolism and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Aims Cardiometabolic risk factors are modifiable contributors to
cardiometabolic disease and adverse outcomes. Cardiometabolic risk factors are emerging …

Factors associated with anemia among pregnant women of underprivileged ethnic groups attending antenatal care at provincial level hospital of Province 2, Nepal

UK Yadav, P Ghimire, A Amatya, A Lamichhane - Anemia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. This study aims at determining the factors associated with anemia among
pregnant women of underprivileged ethnic groups attending antenatal care at the provincial …

Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil

LA Santos, R Pérez-Escamilla… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
It is well known that female-headed households (FHHs) are more likely to experience food
insecurity (FI) than male-headed households (MHHs), however there is a dearth of evidence …

Profiles of food insecurity: Similarities and differences across selected CEE countries

H Dudek, J Myszkowska-Ryciak… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food security (FS) is influenced by primarily financial but also sociodemographic factors.
Identification of correlates of food insecurity (FI) is a crucial issue in the context of achieving …

Do changes in women's household status in Nepal improve access to food and nutrition?

N Diamond‐Smith, M Puri, J Neuhaus… - Maternal & child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Women's nutritional status remains poor in South Asia, impacting maternal and infant health
outcomes. Women's household status is also low, as evidenced by eating behaviours. We …

[HTML][HTML] Magnitude and determinants of food insecurity among pregnant women in Rwanda during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Rutayisire, M Habtu, N Ngomi, M Mochama… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, food insecurity is becoming a major public health concern, and has seriously been
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last decade, Rwanda has made significant …

Food security and poverty: Searching for a linkage in the poverty prone areas in Bangladesh

A Khaleque - European Journal of Development Studies, 2023 - ej-develop.org
The public and private level cross-sectional shreds of evidence on poverty are available at
the national and sub-national levels in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics …

Prevalence of osteoporosis and associated factors among people aged 50 years and older in the Madhesh province of Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional …

NK Chaudhary, DR Sunuwar, MR Sapkota… - Journal of Health …, 2024 - Springer
Background The high prevalence of osteoporosis has increased the economic burden on
the health system globally. The burden of osteoporosis and its associated factors have not …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of various forms of malnutrition among reproductive age women in Nepal: A Bayesian geoadditive quantile regression approach

U Ghimire, R Vatsa - SSM-Population Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Addressing both the under-and over-nutritional status of women is an eminent challenge for
developing countries like Nepal. This paper examined a critical analysis of factors …