Household biomass fuel use is associated with chronic childhood malnutrition: Result from a nationwide cross‐sectional survey in Bangladesh

Indoor Air ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyfuddin Ahmed ◽  
Boubakari Ibrahimou ◽  
Shirmin Bintay Kader ◽  
Muhammad Ashique Haider Chowdhury ◽  
Habibul Ahsan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Fuel Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Chronic Childhood

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study of Household Biomass Fuel Use among a Periurban Population in Malawi

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 915-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy C. Piddock ◽  
Stephen B. Gordon ◽  
Andrew Ngwira ◽  
Malango Msukwa ◽  
Gilbert Nadeau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Fuel Use ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Community Based Prospective Study of Miscarriages in Context of Biomass Fuel Use by Tribal Women of Rural Remote Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakuntala Chhabra ◽  
Vikas Rathod
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
First Year ◽  
Remote Region ◽  
Fuel Use ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tribal Women ◽  
Sectional Analysis

OBJECTIVE Community based prospective study was carried out to know about the occurrence of miscarriages in context of Biomass fuel use by rural tribal, pregnant women. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING Villages and Dr. Sushila Nayar Hospital, Utavali, Melghat, Amravati Maharashtra. POPULATION Study in 100 villages, all pregnancies included. METHODS After approval of the institute’s ethics committee, study was conducted in 100 villages. After base information, villages were divided into 50 study, 50 controls, subdivided into 40 study villages with advocacy for protection from ill effects of Biomass fuel, 40 non-advocacy controls and 10 study villages where in addition to advocacy Chimneys were fixed on roofs of huts with no windows, for exit of smoke and 10 controls where neither advocacy was done nor Chimneys were fixed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Change in occurrence of miscarriage with Biomass fuel use. RESULTS In 50 study villages, of 1005 pregnancies, 2.8% reported miscarriages and in 50 controls, of 1097 pregnancies 3.1% had miscarriage. Of 2700 pregnancies in 40 Advocacy study villages 6.6%, of 40 controls of 2700 pregnancies, 10.5% had miscarriages. In 10 villages with Advocacy as well as Chimneys, of 700 pregnancies, 2.4% had miscarriages in 10 controls, of 700 pregnancies 5.6% ended in miscarriages. In first year it could have been underreporting. CONCLUSION In rural tribal women miscarriages were not more than globally known, but Biomass fuel did affect occurrence of miscarriages.

Comparative study on respiratory function among rural women using biomass fuel and non-biomass fuel: evidence of a cross-sectional survey in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (19) ◽  
pp. 24039-24047
Author(s):  
Rejwana Haque Pial ◽  
Mohammad Rashidul Hashan ◽  
Sherief Ghozy ◽  
Mahmoud Dibas ◽  
Amr Ehab El-Qushayri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Respiratory Function ◽  
Biomass Fuel ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Disability due to maternal common mental disorders (CMDs) as a risk factor for chronic childhood malnutrition: cross-sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Lopes Cavalcante-Neto ◽  
Cristiane Silvestre de Paula ◽  
Telma Maria de Menezes Toledo Florêncio ◽  
Claudio Torres de Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Malnourished Children ◽  
Chronic Childhood

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The disability associated with maternal common mental disorders (CMDs) is among the possible explanations for the association between chronic childhood malnutrition and CMDs. CMDs may impair the mother's ability to perform her role, particularly in deprived environments. The present study aimed to evaluate whether disability relating to CMDs could be part of the pathway of the association between childhood malnutrition and maternal CMDs. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in two institutions: one for malnourished children and another for eutrophic children living in a low-income community in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. METHOD: The cases consisted of 55 malnourished children aged from 12 to 60 months who were attending a nutritional rehabilitation center, with height-for-age z-scores < 2. The controls were 70 eutrophic children of the same age who were attending a day care center in the same area as the cases. The Self-Report Questionnaire made it possible to identify likely cases of maternal CMD. The Sheehan Disability Scale enabled evaluation of the associated disability. RESULTS: Chronic childhood malnutrition was significantly associated with maternal disability relating to CMDs (OR = 2.28; 95% CI: 1.02-5.1). The best logistic regression model using chronic childhood malnutrition as the dependent variable included the following independent variables: higher number of people living in the household; absence of the biological father from the household; and maternal disability relating to CMDs. CONCLUSIONS: If confirmed, the association between chronic childhood malnutrition and maternal disability relating to CMDs may be useful in helping to identify the causal chain between childhood malnutrition and maternal CMDs and to indicate environmental risk factors associated with chronic childhood malnutrition.

scholarly journals AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MALNUTRITION AMONG UNDER FIVE CHILDREN LIVING IN PREDOMINANTLY TRIBAL BLOCK OF JHADOL IN DISTRICT UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ganesh Salvi ◽  
Maitri Hathi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Older Mothers ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Multiple Risk Factors ◽  
Under Nutrition ◽  
Unskilled Labourer

To determine the prevalence and risk factors of under-nutrition amongst under-five children living in Jhadol Block of Udaipur, a cross-sectional survey of 350 randomly selected under-five children was carried out. The selected samples were taken out of the total 48426 children living in Jhadol Block. The findings reveal that 41.1% of the children were found to be stunted, 26% of them wasted and 20.3% of them were under-weight. Female children, children aged 48-59 months, children born to older mothers aged 20-29years, children with 1-2 siblings, low-birth-weight, having an illiterate mother or unskilled labourer father were observed to be at the highest risk of being under-nourished. Birth spacing of <2 years, incomplete vaccination status, frequent infections and worm infestation were also found to be important predisposing factors for childhood malnutrition. The study demonstrates the multiple risk factors for childhood malnutrition, requiring a multi-pronged and multi-sectorial approach in the fight against the silent killer of childhood malnutrition.

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

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