Statistical Aspects of Community Health and Nutrition

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-76070-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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)

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nigam, A. K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).