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Prevalence and Predictors of Being Overweight or Obese Among the Married Female Adolescents in Bangladesh: an Analysis of Bangladesh Demography and Health Survey 2014

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The authors wish to acknowledge the authority of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Bangladesh, for providing the data set used in this study.

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  1. Department of Community Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, 8602, Bangladesh

    Md. Sabbir Ahmed

  2. Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK

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Ahmed, M.S., Griffiths, M.D. Prevalence and Predictors of Being Overweight or Obese Among the Married Female Adolescents in Bangladesh: an Analysis of Bangladesh Demography and Health Survey 2014. Int J Ment Health Addiction 21, 125–130 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00335-8

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