This book provides a detailed view of public nutrition and health. It discusses the various statistical tools and their appropriate application in public health and nutrition research, surveys, evaluation and program designing. The subject matter of this book covers a range of topics including statistical issues pertaining to measurement of hunger and food security, hunger mapping, diseases in community clusters, randomized response technique for sensitive characteristics, small area estimation and gender disparity.

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Table of Contents:

Foreword, Why this book

1. Quantitative research methods

2. Qualitative methods

3. Maternal and infant survival

4. Undernutrition

5. Nutritional deficiency disorders and immunization

6. Anemia

7. Adolescent reproductive sexual health

8. Gender disparity

9. Food insecurity and hunger

10. Diseases in community clusters

11. Analysis of multiple response data

12. Randomized response technique (for sensitive characteristics)

13. Small area estimation (for inadequate sample size)

References, WHO growth standards tables, Index

Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks

Social issues, social work

Patient care

Nutrition, dietetics

Food and tobacco industry, food sciences

Nutrition & Diets

Gender studies

Further readings in politics

Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks (charity campaign)

Social issues, social work (charity campaign)

Patient care (charity campaign)

Nutrition, dietetics (charity campaign)

Food and tobacco industry, food sciences (charity campaign)

Nutrition & Diets (charity campaign)

Gender studies (charity campaign)

Further readings in politics (charity campaign)

Statistical Aspects of Community Health and Nutrition

This book provides a detailed view of public nutrition and health. It discusses the various statistical tools and their appropriate application in public health and nutrition research, surveys, evaluation and program designing.