Research Projects

PI: Professor Malay Kanti Mridha

Coordinator: Dr. Showkat Ali Khan

Objective:The overall objective of the proposed action is to institutionalise the nutritional surveillance into a national framework

1. To assess household socio-economic status, food security and water, sanitation and hygiene practices from household head
2. To assess under 5 children’s feeding practice
3. To assess dietary and quality of life information from the adolescents (boy and girl), women in reproductive age, adult male and elderly persons (male and female)
4. To determine nutritional status of through measurement of: i)Height, weight and Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of <5 children, ii) Height and weight for adolescent boys and girls (10-19 years), iii) Height, weight and waist circumference for women of reproductive age (20-59 years), adult male (20-59 years) and elderly person (>60 years male and female)
5. To identify behavioural risk factors (Consumption of fruits and vegetables, smoke/smokeless tobacco, physical activity) of adolescent, adult male, female and elderly people (male and female)
6. To identify the proportion of adult and elderly participants who are hypertensive

Methodology: Cross Sectional

Donor: National Nutrition Service, Institute of Public Health, Government of Bangladesh