Socio-Economic Status, Dietary Pattern and Nutritional Status of Female Workers of Fulchara Tea Garden in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Fulchara tea garden is one of the 163 tea gardens in Bangladesh located in Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar District, Sylhet. The tea laborers have a community of their own apart from the mainstream. People working in different tea gardens all over in Bangladesh have been leading a miserable life because of their low wage and they have to spend lion's share of their total income only to manage foods where all the other needs remain unmet; but there are many other things like dietary habit, nutritional status, reproductive healthcare, hygiene and sanitation practices etc need more investigations. Moreover, their living condition in respect of the mentioned indicators is far below than the standard level.