Abstract:
Afghan Refugees are world's supreme populated community with 2.6 million registered Afghan refugees existing worldwide from which about 2.2 million are present in Iran and Pakistan. Pakistan is a highly populated country and due to low socioeconomic status, food insecurity, unhygienic conditions and inadequate access to health care in Pakistan, they might be having high chances of being malnourished. Undernutrition is a very unescapable condition present mostly in Afghanistan and Afghans have 25 times more high chances of death every year from undernourishment and poverty due to war occurrence than from violence. Due to starvation as well as insufficient nutrition are among the most somber problems that convoy all wars. The study aimed to assess nutritional health status of Afghan refugee women living in Islamabad Punjab as women are most vulnerable and highly group in any community. Good health of women at time of conception means successful pregnancy and having healthy child. This cross-sectional study was carried by taken 150 women from 15-30 years of age group and assessing their nutritional status through different methods. The results indicate a prevalence of underweight, normal and overweight at 74.7%, 16.7% and 8.7% respectively. As their Body mass index values are significant which means they have iron deficiency as well as having low body mass index as compared to their age. This study shows an alarming situation that these refugee women have chances of malnutrition and if not having proper and nutritious diet, they becoming malnourished soon.
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65-65
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Published:
Journal: International Food & Nutrition Conference" August 18th-20th, 2022, University of Swat, Swat (Book of Abstracts), Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Punjab
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Afghan Refugee Women
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Nutritional Health Status
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