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Exploring minimum dietary diversity among cambodian children using four rounds of demographic and health survey [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Dietary diversity among children is a crucial factor influencing their nutritional status; therefore, this paper uses data from four rounds of the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) to examine the minimum dietary diversity among children aged ...
Anjali Singh, Dil B. Rahut, Tetsushi Sonobe   +2 more
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Minimum dietary diversity and its determinants among lactating mothers in five Sub-Saharan African countries: A multilevel analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundEnsuring minimum dietary diversity is crucial for lactating mothers. It allows them to consume a variety of foods from different groups, meeting their nutritional needs and supporting maternal and infant health.
Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Bewuketu Terefe, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Lemlem Daniel Baffa, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Wubshet D Negash, Melak Jejaw   +12 more
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Food production diversity based on food groups is associated with minimum dietary diversity and dietary diversity among lactating mothers residing in subsistence farming households in rural Kyankwanzi district, Uganda [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Consuming a variety of food groups is a proxy indicator of micronutrient adequacy among women of reproductive age (WRA). This study examined the association between minimum food group production diversity (MFGPD) and minimum dietary diversity ...
Edward Buzigi, Kirthee Pillay, Muthulisi Siwela, Blessing Mkhwanazi, Mjabuliseni Ngidi   +4 more
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Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among lactating mothers in Haryana, India: a community based cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Introduction Food adequacy and dietary quality in the lactation period are fundamental for maternal and child health. Lactating mothers are vulnerable to malnutrition because of increased physiological demand, monotonous diet, lactogenesis process, and ...
Shumayla Shumayla, E. M. Irfan, Nishtha Kathuria, Suresh Kumar Rathi, Shobhit Srivastava, Sunil Mehra   +5 more
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Measuring child food poverty: understanding the gap to achieving minimum dietary diversity. [PDF]

Public Health Nutr
Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse complementary feeding practices, to assess the extent to which minimum dietary diversity (MDD) recommendations are being met in the population studied and to study factors that influence the achievement of ...
Vollmer S, Laillou A, Albers N, Nanama S.   +3 more
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Relationship between household food insecurity and minimum dietary diversity among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Fiche town, Oromia region, Central Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Background Pregnant women experiencing food insecurity often compromise the quality of their nutrition by consuming a monotonous diet. Food insecurity and dietary monotony, defined as lack of variety in one’s diet, are two importan vt factors that cause ...
Misra Abdulahi, Tadese Bulto Lemi, Gali Nega Ababor   +2 more
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Gender disparity in minimum dietary diversity failure among currently breastfed children aged 6–23 months in Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2019 [PDF]

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2023
Research on children's dietary diversity plays a crucial role in designing effective health interventions. Thus, this study aimed to identify the factors contributing to minimum dietary diversity failure (MDDF) among male and female children aged 6–23 ...
Md. Ismail Hossain, Samia Kabir, Faozia Afia Zinia   +2 more
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Level and Predictors of Minimum Dietary Diversity Among Pregnant Women in Eastern Ethiopia: Evidence From Facility-Based Cross-sectional Survey [PDF]

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2023
Low dietary diversity is one of the most serious public health issues in developing countries, resulting in poor nutritional status, particularly vitamin and mineral deficiencies in pregnant women.
Esayas Kassahun MPH, Firehiwot Mesfin PhD, Tefera Kasahun Ali MSc, Lemma Getacher MPH   +3 more
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The influence of minimum dietary diversity on undernutrition among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effect analysis based on 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundUndernutrition persists as a critical issue in developing countries like Ethiopia due to poor feeding practices for infants and young children.
Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Zeytu Gashaw Asfaw
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The Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) Is a Straightforward Data Collection Tool for Assessing Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W). [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr
Diet quality is an important cause as well as outcome of food systems and global development challenges. There is an increasing demand for diet quality indicators that can be readily assessed.
Adeyemi O, Momoh M, Makka J, Oladipo R.
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