Nutrition status of nulliparous married Indian women 15-24 years: Decadal trends, predictors and program implications.

Nutrition status of nulliparous married Indian women 15-24 years: Decadal trends, predictors and program implications.

In India, 66% of 8 million married adolescents (~5.3 million) are nulliparous and likely to conceive soon. Among married young women aged 20-24 years about 9.1 million are nulliparous. This group remains relatively less reached in maternal nutrition programs. Current estimates of their nutritional s...

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Main Authors: Vani Sethi, Konsam Dinachandra, Zivai Murira, Jewel Gausman, Arti Bhanot, Arjan de Wagt, Sayeed Unisa, Salima Bhatia, Dinesh Baswal, S V Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221125

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