TamannaTomaKhan Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nutrition, Food Science
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tamanna Toma Khan has completed her Honors and Masters from Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka. Currently, she is doing an Executive MS in Health economics from University of Dhaka. She has worked in a project entitled “Qualitative assessment of bottled drinking water and evaluation of pesticides residue at raw, washed and cooked vegetables” as Scientific Officer from August 2017 to June 2018 at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC). Presently, she is working on another project as Scientific Officer.
Short Communication Open Access
Author(s): Tamanna Toma Khan
Statement of the Problem:
Rickshaw pullers - the drivers of rickshaw - constitute a significant portion of Bangladeshi population living under the poverty line. They work hard, but their living condition, socioeconomic status, health and nutritional status are in a dreadful condition.
Methodology:
A cross-sectional study has been carried out on 100 rickshaw pullers of Dhaka city to scrutinize their socioeconomic status, dietary pattern, health and nutritional status. Data were collected from two pre-selected areas of Dhaka city by following the random sampling method through both structured and semi-structured questionn... view moreĀ»