ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2018
Children living in the slums of Bangladesh face risks from unsafe food and water and stunted growth is common.
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- Interventions on Food Security and Water Uses for Improving Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women and Children Younger Than Five Years in Low-Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of a low-cost food storage intervention on complementary food contamination and diarrheal disease in low-income urban households: A randomized controlled trial in Dhaka, Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Investigating the Impact of Drinking Water on Urban Stunting in Indonesia.Yonago acta medica · 2025Article
- Childhood at Risk: Nutritional Conditions of Children Living Under Food Insecurity.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
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- Exploring the multifaceted vulnerabilities of female street child labor in the capital city of Bangladesh.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- The effects of social determinants on children's health outcomes in Bangladesh slums through an intersectionality lens: An application of multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA).PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Factors Related to Stunting Incidence in Toddlers with Working Mothers in Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Food Safety Practices and Stunting among School-Age Children-An Observational Study Finding from an Urban Slum of Bangladesh.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Health-Related Quality of Life among Rural-Urban Migrants Living in Dhaka Slums: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Bangladesh.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimThis study investigated the microbial quality of food and water consumed by children in four slums in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, together with the associated risk factors.
methodsThis cross-sectional study took place from December 2015 to May 2016 and focused on 360 children under the age of five. We recorded household food security, namely adequate food for a healthy life, socio-economic and nutritional status, hygiene and feeding practices. Food and water samples were analysed.
resultsWe found that 63% of the children were malnourished and 58% were stunted. Yeast and moulds were detected in 86% of the food samples and coliforms in 73%. All the water samples were contaminated with faecal coliforms, yeasts and moulds and Staphylococcus. Food insecurity affected 83% of households. Children were twice as likely to be malnourished if they were born with a perceived low birthweight or their mothers did not wash their hands with soap after cleaning the child's bottom following defecation. Exclusively breastfed children were less likely to develop malnutrition.
conclusionChildren from the Dhaka slums were frequently stunted and malnourished and contaminated food and water was common. Integrated efforts are essential to create public awareness about hygiene.
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