Objective: To summarise available evidence on the nutritional status of school-age children
and adolescents (5–19 years) from seven global regions and on interventions implemented …

Background Malnutrition is a major public health problem because of the devastating
consequences it has on children, their families, and society at large. Our study, therefore …

Background: Household water security matters greatly for child nutrition outcomes in the
global South. Water's role in sanitation/hygiene, via diarrheal disease, is cited as a primary …

Abstract Background In Bangladesh, undernutrition and anemia are more occurrent among
adolescent girls. BRAC, the largest non-governmental organization (NGO), has been …

Objective The study contextualises the spatial heterogeneity and associated drivers of open
defecation (OD) in India. Design The present study involved a secondary cross-sectional …

The health and nutrition of the global adolescent population have been under-researched,
in spite of its significant size (1.2 billion). This study investigates the prevalence and …

Background Malnutrition is a major public health problem throughout the world especially in
Southeast Asia. This study aims to find out nutritional status and its associated factors …

Background Menstrual hygiene is a critical public health concern for adolescent girls in
urban India. However, there is a paucity of research on this subject, particularly on a national …

Background: To assess the current knowledge related to hand washing and efficiency of
intervention on hand washing techniques amongst school children. Methodology: A …

Everyone has the right to secure water, energy, and food supplies. These essential
resources are stressed in many countries. With the current population growth rate and …