title: A nutritional profile of non-pregnant women from the slums of Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
abstract: The health and nutritional status of many urban slum dwellers in the developing world is said to be deteriorating. The nutritional profile of 328 adult, non-pregnant women from the slums of Dinajpur, Bangladesh, confirms this. Results of a cross-sectional survey showed that approximately half the women were acutely malnourished and all but six were anaemic. This, despite the fact that the slums of Dinajpur are considered relatively 'better-off' than many in the developing world; most families having permanent land tenureship, and access to basic education and health services.
authors.affiliation: Dinajpur Medical College, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hilderbrand
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kolsteren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diniz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011204:Poverty Areas; D016387:Women's Health