
Statistical Aspects of Community Health and Nutrition
A. K. Nigam(Author)
CRC Press
1st Edition
Published on 9. August 2024
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-032-76069-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
568 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-76069-8 (9781032760698)
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Person
AK Nigam served as Professor and Head, Training & Basic Research at the Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India. He specializes in public health, food and agriculture and nutrition. He conducted the state-based women and child nutrition survey for the Department of Women and Child, State Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP).
Content
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
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