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Correlates of minimum dietary diversity among pregnant women on antenatal care follow up at public health facility in Puntland, Somalia. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
In Somalia, where a poorly diversified diet is leading to adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, there is a significant dearth of evidence that needs to be studied.
Mohammed F, Abdirizak N, Jibril A, Oumer A.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Validation of the minimum dietary diversity for women as a predictor of micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Background The 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.
Menber Y, Gashaw S, Belachew T, Fentahun N.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Difference in the association of food security and dietary diversity with and without imposed ten grams minimum consumption

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, Dwi Putri Pangesti Suro Andadari, Calista Segalita   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women: Partitioning Misclassifications by Proxy Data Collection Methods using Weighed Food Records as the Reference in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr
Background Nonquantitative list-based or open 24-h recalls (24-HRs) have been shown to overestimate the prevalence of Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W), as compared with direct quantitative observations.
Hanley-Cook GT, Hoogerwerf S, Parraguez JP, Gie SM, Holmes BA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background Dietary diversity has long been recognized as a key element of high quality diets. Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is the consumption of four or more food groups from the seven food groups.
Dagmawit Solomon, Zewdie Aderaw, Teketo Kassaw Tegegne   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Association of minimum dietary diversity with anaemia among 6-59 months' children from rural India: An evidence from a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

J Family Med Prim Care, 2023
Introduction: Anaemia is one of the micronutrient deficiency disorders that have global public health implications. The present study aims to determine the association of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) with anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in ...
Kathuria N, Bandyopadhyay P, Srivastava S, Garg PR, Devi KS, Kurian K, Rathi SK, Mehra S.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Minimum dietary diversity behaviour among children aged 6 to 24 months and their determinants: insights from 31 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. [PDF]

BMC Nutr
Feeding practices during infancy have a significant impact on a child’s cognitive development and long-term health outcomes. Dietary diversity guidelines from the WHO and UNICEF recommend a diverse range of foods for children aged below 24 months for ...
Paulo HA, Andrew J, Luoga P, Omary H, Chombo S, Mbishi JV, Addo IY.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The prevalence and multilevel analysis of minimum dietary diversity intake and its determinants among 6-23 months old infants in The Gambia: further analysis of the Gambian demographic and health survey data. [PDF]

J Health Popul Nutr, 2023
Background Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are a significant issue both globally and in developing nations, and they have a significant role in undernutrition, healthy growth, and development, particularly in the first 2 years of ...
Terefe B, Jembere MM, Assimamaw NT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Exploring the new indicator Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women. Results from Burkina Faso. [PDF]

, 2016
Improving the quality of women's diet is the best way to stop the inter-generational cycle of malnutrition. The Minimum Dietary Diversity Women is a global indicator recently endorsed to monitor nutrition sensitive actions and programs aimed at improving
CUSTODIO CEREZALES ESTEFANIA, KAYITAKIRE Francois, THOMAS ANNE-CLAIRE   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Minimum Dietary Diversity for Adolescents: Multicountry Analysis to Define Food Group Thresholds Predicting Micronutrient Adequacy among Girls and Boys Aged 10-19 Years. [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr
Background Adolescents’ diets have been overlooked in nutrition information systems, interventions, and policies. The minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) indicator has been validated to signal greater micronutrient adequacy among nonpregnant ...
Hanley-Cook GT, Hoogerwerf S, Parraguez JP, Gie SM, Holmes BA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources