%0 Journal Article
%A Adiba, Adiba
%A Hossain, Syed Mujakkir
%A Devnath, Nishrita
%A Maruf, Md. Fakhrul Islam
%A Mithu, Mejbah Uddin
%A Shormela, Sadia Akter
%A Mubarak, Mahfuza
%T Assessing Food Security and Nutritional Inequalities Among Children and Adolescents in the Urban Slums of Bangladesh
%J Journal of Biosciences and Public Health
%D 2025
%V 1
%N 1
%P 13-28
%R 10.5455/JBPH.2025.02
%U https://www.jbph.org/article/details/assessing-food-security-and-nutritional-inequalities-among-children-and-adolescents-in-the-urban-slums-of-bangladesh
%X ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study examined the disparities in food security and nutritional status among 500 children and adolescents (aged 5-17 years) in urban slums of Bangladesh. Data were collected from April to June 2024, assessing sociodemographic factors, food security using the Food Consumption Score (FCS), and nutritional status via Body Mass Index (BMI). Results revealed alarming levels of undernutrition, with 56.4% underweight (BMI
%K BMI, Food security, Food consumption score, Child and adolescent nutrition, Urban slums
%@ 3104-8749
%I 4Green Research Society
%G English