Abstract:
Nutritional status is an important factor in determining the health status because it can describe a
balance between the needs of the body to the intake of nutrients. Good nutrition is the basic
component of good health. In this study, I analyze the probable relationship between dietary
calorie intake and health status of population living in Narayanganj and Kurigram districts of
Bangladesh. Poverty rate is the highest in Kurigram and lowest in Narayanganj. Secondary data
has been used in this study. Descriptive analysis has been carried out to get idea about sociodemographic
characteristics
of
the
population
which
helps
towards
statistical
analysis.
The
status
of
chronic
illness
and
illness
has
been
found
out
in
the
selected
districts.
Multiple
binary
logistic
regression
analysis
has
been
used
to
predict
the
possibility
of
suffering
from
chronic
illness
and
illness
influenced
by
the
selected
independent
variable.
The
independent
variables
are
household
size,
gender,
age,
education,
intake
of carbohydrate,
protein,
oil
&
fats
and vitamin
&
minerals.
It
was
found from the study that calorie intake has significant contribution to the probability of
suffering chronic illness and illness. In the poorer region of this study average duration of
suffering chronic illness is higher than the others lower to lower calorie intake. It can be
suggested that policy program to avail required calorie among the poor and make them health
conscious should be undertaken to build an effective man power.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agribusiness Management
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY STUDIES
SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2018
