RESEARCH
Assessment of nutritional status, dietary patterns and knowledge perceptions of adolescent girls in Jessore, Bangladesh

Md. Ashrafuzzaman Zahid, Safia Tasnim, Rashida Parvin, Dipak Kumar Paul, Suvasish Das Shuvo
The study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of urban adolescent girls aged (10 to 11 years) in Jessore district of Bangladesh. Adolescent is an important period physical physiological and psychological development from puberty to adulthood. There is lack of information related to the current nutritional status of urban adolescent girls in Jessore district of Bangladesh.