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http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30329&Cr=bangladesh&Cr1=

Bangladesh - 2 Million Children Malnourished:  UN Study

Bangladeshi women and children

 

30 March 2009 – Two million children are suffering from acute malnutrition in Bangladesh, where one-quarter of all households are hungry, according to a United Nations-backed study released today.

The report – by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Institute of Public Nutrition (IPHN) – illustrates the clear link between malnutrition and food insecurity, with hungry households having a higher percentages of wasting children.

The survey was carried out during a harvest season from November 2008 to January 2009, and it cautioned that malnutrition levels are expected to be even higher during food scarcity periods.

Out of the two million wasting children between the ages of six months and five years, 500,000 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, or severe malnutrition, according to the report, which was conducted to assess the impact of soaring food prices in Bangladesh in 2008......

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Direct Link to Report:

http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR207/FR207.pdf

 

Demographic & Health Surveys Website Link:

http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?ID=890&ctry_id=1&SrchTp=psummary

 

BANGLADESH DEMOGRAPHIC & HEALTH SURVEY 2007

 

Excerpts:

 

*30% of women are chronically malnourished, their body mass index being less than 18.5. A woman's place of residence, level of education and household wealth status are strongly associated with her nutritional status.

 

*In evaluating the nutritional status of children, the 2007 Survey found that 43% of children of children under age 5 have stunted growth, and 16% are severely stunted.

 

*Almost half of ever-married women (49%) reported they had experienced physical violence at the hands of their husband. Eighteen percent reported experiencing sexual violence by their husband.

 

 





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