In December 2023, IFPRI researcher Md. Masum Ali and co-authors from Dhaka University and Lund University published the open access article, "Prevalence, trends, and inequality in noncommunicable diseases in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demogra... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Publication: The prevalence and influencing factors of coexisting prediabetes and prehypertension among Bangladeshi adults
New Publication In June 2023, IFPRI researcher Md. Masum Ali and colleagues published the open access article, "The prevalence and influencing factors of coexisting prediabetes and prehypertension among Bangladeshi adults" in BMC Public Health. Abstrac... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Publication: Analysis of Adolescent Birth & Child Undernutrition
Adolescent birth is a major global concern owing to its adverse effects on maternal and child health. IFPRI researchers assessed trends in adolescent birth and examined its associations with child undernutrition in Bangladesh using data from seven roun... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Training
The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) in collaboration with the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) conducted a training on; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for researchers of EPHI and other local institutes from October 28 - November 1, 2019. The one week training provided tools to familiarize […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Groundbreaking Research on Early Childhood Feeding in 42 Countries
A groundbreaking journal article was recently published, First foods: Diet quality among infants aged 6–23 months in 42 countries, which explores the first solid foods fed to infants, month-by-month as they grow. The article draws upon survey data from 42 countries, including Bangladesh. Diet quality is closely linked to child growth and development, especially among infants […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
