Exploring minimum dietary diversity among cambodian children using four rounds of demographic and health survey [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDietary 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 +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 +3 more
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Validation of the minimum dietary diversity for women as a predictor of micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in Ethiopia [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundThe Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) indicator is used as a proxy indicator for assessing micronutrient adequacy among women of the reproductive age group. Variations were observed in studies, and there was also a lack of evidence regarding the performance of this proxy indicator in Ethiopia, a country with diverse dietary ...
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Wealth- and education-related inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Indonesian infants and young children: a decomposition analysis [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2022 Over the last two decades, Indonesia has experienced remarkable economic growth. However, the percentage of infants and young children meeting the minimum dietary diversity (MDD) criteria has stagnated. Despite the growing body of evidence of the association between MDD and socioeconomic factors, there is little information about socioeconomic ...
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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 HealthBackground 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 +4 more
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Socio-economic inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months: a decomposition analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundGlobally, inappropriate feeding practices account for more than two-thirds of all cases of child mortality during the first 2 years of a child’s life. For a long time, Ethiopia has suffered from the double burden of malnutrition: overnutrition and undernutrition both pose significant challenges, particularly for children.
Mihret Getnet +2 more
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Maternal minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021 [PDF]
BMC Nutrition, 2021 Background Inadequate dietary diversity intake during pregnancy increases risks of intrauterine growth restriction, abortion, low birth weight, preterm birth, prenatal and infant mortality,and morbidity and has long-lasting health impacts.
Abel Girma Tilahun, Abebaw Molla Kebede
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Journal of Public Health Research, 2020 Background: Dietary diversity measurement is one of the simple tools to assess the quality of food consumed in population-level and endorse by many international agencies.
Trias Mahmudiono +2 more
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Determinants of minimum dietary diversity for lactating and pregnant women. [PDF]
PLoS OneIntroduction Maternal and child health, which is integral to public health, depends on maintaining a healthy diet during pregnancy and lactation to achieve optimal outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and determinants of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among pregnant and lactating women (PLW) in this particular context. Methods A
Hossain MZ +4 more
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Geographic disparities in minimum dietary diversity among Indian children aged 6-23 months. [PDF]
Int J Health GeogrAbstract Background: Dietary diversity is a critical determinant of children's nutritional well-being and micronutrient intake, particularly during the complementary feeding period (6–23 months). This study examines geographic disparities in minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among Indian children aged ...
Barik S, Singh A, Singh M.
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