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Maternal Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Infant and Young Feeding Practices and Its Impact on Growth of Babies Aged 6-24 Months: A Cross- sectional study from Jaffna District of Sri Lanka
(AUW, 2018)Background: Appropriate nutrition intake during first two years will reduce child mortality and morbidity rate and minimizes the risk of incidence of adult age diseases. Inappropriate feeding practices pose major negative ... -
Association between Eating Disorders and History of Having Feeding Problems in Adolescence
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Eating disorders is a common disorder in adolescence. Community studies that used dimensional measures in youths have also shown prevalence of disordered eating behaviors is from 14% to 22% [1]. Participants ... -
Awareness of obstetric complications during pregnancy among women of childbearing age in Pakistan
(AUW, 2018-04)Objective: To assess the awareness level and determinants of obstetric complications during pregnancy among women aged 18 years and older in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Method: A descriptive cross sectional study of ... -
Assessing the Prevalence and Impact of Domestic Violence on Mental Health: Urban Health Survey 2006
(AUW, 2018-04)Introduction: Domestic violence, often referred as intimate partner violence, is an emerging public health concern, which contributes to the mortality and morbidity of women worldwide and has adverse impacts on both ... -
Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Recommended Lifestyle Modification among Young Adults and Older Adults Diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Diabetes occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. The prevalence of diabetes is growing faster among not only the older ... -
Association between Physical Activity and Body Fat Measurement in Female University Students: A Cross Sectional Study in Asian University for Women
(AUW, 2018-04)Background Obesity is a growing health problem in Asian countries and worldwide. Obesity is associated with chronic health consequences like cardiovascular diseases. One of the risk factors thought to be associated with ... -
Role of Peers on Physical Activities of Young Population in Rapidly Urbanizing Kavre, Nepal
(AUW, 2018-04)Background Nepal is rapidly urbanizing and along with it, the lifestyle of people is also changing. The incidence of obesity is uprising due to lack of physical activities, sedentary lifestyle and consumption of unhealthy ... -
Health Outcomes among Roadside Shopkeepers using Face Mask
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Air pollution is considered to be one of the most prominent environmental pollution mostly seen in industrialized towns and mega/urban cities. Hazardous compounds due to the degrading quality of air results ... -
Taboos during Pregnancy and Low Birth-weight of Children in Gairibisaune VDC, Nepal
(AUW, 2018-04)Background Food taboos during pregnancy are certainly found in rural areas of Nepal, where food comprising of vitamin and iron is avoided. Through this study, we quantitatively assessed the association between food ... -
Lexicon Development in Bengali: A Cross- Linguistic Comparison using the Language Development Survey
(AUW, 2018-04)Language Development Delay is one of the significant development problems in children. When children do not reach the specific milestones of language development for their age, they are classified as slow talkers. For ... -
Vocabulary Development in the Toddlers in Nepali
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: In the Terai region of Nepal, the most common developmental and behavioral problem in children was speech and language problem. However, no research has been done on this specific problem. This research will ... -
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN OF AGE 18-35 MONTHS IN THIMPHU, BHUTAN
(AUW, 2018-04)Purpose: My objective to do this research was to see the vocabulary development of children of age 18-35 months in Thimphu, Bhutan by using Language Development Survey and compare with U.S with respect to: Effect of ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, Preferences and Utilization of Contraceptive Methods in Thimphu, Bhutan.
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Studies report that the economic development and family planning is central to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty. Objective: This study aims to find the ... -
Prevalence of menstrual knowledge, hygiene management practices and school absenteeism: a cross sectional study of adolescent girls in Dagana district, Bhutan
(AUW, 2018)Background Menstruation is a normal biological process however it is associated with social misconceptions and mal practices leading to adverse health outcomes. Good management of menstruation is essential but many women ... -
Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among the Married Women and Men in Gilgit, Pakistan
(AUW, 2018-04)This paper presents the findings of a cross sectional qualitative assessment, aimed at exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding family planning in two Districts of Gilgit, Pakistan and also assess the ... -
Economic Valuation of Tourism in Rangamati: A Travel Cost Method
(AUW, 2017)In this paper, an economic valuation of Rangamati is done using the zonal travel cost method. Data collected for the study has been done through on-site sampling in Rangamati and the socio-economic background of the ... -
Fistula: An Overlooked Preventable and Treatable Tragedy of Women
(AUW, 2015)Background: Although fistula is a preventable and treatable condition, in Bangladesh it is a curse for at least 71,000 women. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors hindering successful treatment of fistula ... -
Women as a Tool of Psychological Warfare: Behavioral/Psychological Analysis of Wartime Rape based on Cross-National Evidence (1939-2017)
(AUW, 2022-06)Sexual violence in armed conflict is a psychological weapon and an expression of hegemonic masculinity over women. In order to better comprehend the issue and determine how deeply embedded it is, this paper investigates ... -
The Overlooked Health & Environmental Cost of Lead Acid Battery Powered Rickshaws in Chattogram, Bangladesh
(AUW, 2023-05)Battery powered rickshaws, also known as tomtoms or electric rickshaws are one of the examples of sustainable vehicles in Bangladesh. Even though these local vehicles are supposed to be the “greening solution” for our ... -
Exploring Integrated Ecosystem-based Approach (EbA) in Kaptai Lake Freshwater Fish Biodiversity, Rangamati, Bangladesh
(AUW, 2021-05)In recent decades, declining fish biodiversity in Kaptai Lake has been a great concern. Research found that the major carp including rohu (Labeo rohita), catla (Catla catla), mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) species have been ...