RT  - Journal Article
A1  - Adiba, Adiba
A1  - Hossain, Syed Mujakkir
A1  - Devnath, Nishrita
A1  - Maruf, Md. Fakhrul Islam
A1  - Mithu, Mejbah Uddin
A1  - Shormela, Sadia Akter
A1  - Mubarak, Mahfuza
T1  - Assessing Food Security and Nutritional Inequalities Among Children and Adolescents in the Urban Slums of Bangladesh
JF  - Journal of Biosciences and Public Health
JO  - J. Biosci. Public Health
YR  - 2025
VO  - 1
IS  - 1
SP  - 13-28
DO  - 10.5455/JBPH.2025.02
AB  - 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
K1  - BMI, Food security, Food consumption score, Child and adolescent nutrition, Urban slums
SN  - 3104-8749
PB  - 4Green Research Society
LA  - English
LK  - https://www.jbph.org/article/details/assessing-food-security-and-nutritional-inequalities-among-children-and-adolescents-in-the-urban-slums-of-bangladesh