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.
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Minimum dietary diversity and associated determinants among children aged 6-23 months in Pakistan. [PDF]
Sci RepPakistan is facing a high prevalence of malnutrition and Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is one of the core indicators that remain below the recommended level.
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Prevalence and determinants of minimum dietary diversity for women of reproductive age in Uganda. [PDF]
BMC NutrGlobally, over a billion women of reproductive age (WRA) suffer from some kind of undernutrition micronutrient deficiencies, and/or anemia as a result of inadequate dietary diversity.
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Minimum dietary diversity and its associated factors among children of 6-23 months in rural Ethiopia 2023. [PDF]
Sci RepDietary diversity is a useful proxy indicator of diet quality and nutrient adequacy, which plays an important role in children’s growth and development. Meeting the standard of dietary diversity remains a challenge in developing countries.
Darebo T, Dereje R, Fufa DA.
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Minimum Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6-59 Months in East Africa Countries: A Multilevel Analysis. [PDF]
Int J Public Health, 2023 Objective: To find out the determinants of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among under-five children in East Africa based on the 2017 revised indicator.
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Factors associated with minimum dietary diversity failure among Indian children. [PDF]
J Nutr Sci, 2022 Recognising the importance of infant and young child feeding practices during the first 2 years of life, the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework developed a minimum dietary diversity (MDD) indicator for feeding children aged
Rai RK, Kumar SS, Kumar C.
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Trends and inequalities of minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months in Sierra Leone, 2013-2019. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthEnsuring a healthy and diverse diet for young children is crucial for their proper growth and development. This study examined the trends and inequalities in minimum dietary diversity in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2019, focusing on children aged 6–23 ...
Osborne A, Bangura C, Sesay U.
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Wealth- and education-related inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Indonesian infants and young children: a decomposition analysis. [PDF]
Glob Health Action, 2022 Background 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.
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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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Socio-economic inequalities in and factors associated with minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months in South Asia: a decomposition analysis. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objective This study aimed to determine the factors associated with minimum dietary diversity (MDD) and estimate the socioeconomic inequalities in MDD among children from five South Asian countries. Design Cross-sectional. Setting The study used the most
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