Social health problem of adolescent girls aged 15–19 years living in slums of Dibrugarh town, Assam

Abstract

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Socio‐cultural and economic determinants and consequences of adolescent undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in LLMICs: a systematic narrative review

“…Living with guardians instead of own parents was associated with thinness only in one study, and an increasing number of servants in a household was associated with decreased prevalence of stunting . Furthermore, two studies showed that adolescents living in joint families were more likely to be stunted or thin . Similar to migration at the individual level, adolescents living in households who migrated from a rural to an urban area in Senegal had higher WHZ and WAZ than those who did not migrate .…”

“…Education is often mentioned in relation to nutritional status. School attendance and enrollment, educational and literacy levels were in general negatively associated with stunting, underweight, and thinness and positively with HA, WA, and WHZ . One Tanzanian study, however, found that school nonenrollment was associated with increased thinness explaining this by the fact that parents often perceived thin adolescents as physically not being ready to attend school …”

“…One study showed that per capita food expenditure was positively associated with all nutritional status indexes . Likewise, SES, defined by a wide variety of indicators, was in 15 cases negatively associated with undernutrition or positively with nutritional status indexes . Household resources, including land holdings, possession of cattle, the number of living rooms, rented versus owned home, and housing type were negatively associated with undernutrition indicators or, to a lesser extent, positively with HA and WHZ .…”

“…76 Furthermore, two studies showed that adolescents living in joint families were more likely to be stunted 51 or thin. 79 Similar to migration at the individual level, adolescents living in households who migrated from a rural to an urban area in Senegal had higher WHZ and WAZ than those who did not migrate. 91 Finally, food insecurity at the household level had a negative impact on adolescent undernutrition.…”

“…86 Likewise, SES, defined by a wide variety of indicators, was in 15 cases negatively associated with undernutrition or positively with nutritional status indexes. 42,47,48,62,64,68,73,79,81,82,90 Household resources, including land holdings, possession of cattle, the number of living rooms, rented versus owned home, and housing type were negatively associated with undernutrition indicators 43,48,51,58,66,74 or, to a lesser extent, positively with HA and WHZ. 48,60 The lack of latrines (leading to open air defecation) and having a hand pump (instead of running water) were associated with BAZ.…”