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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.Methods: Secondary data from the demographic and health survey (DHS) of eight countries in East Africa were combined. A total of 27,223 weighted samples of children aged 6–59 months were included. Multi-
Raru TB, Merga BT, Mulatu G, Deressa A, Birhanu A, Negash B, Gamachu M, Regassa LD, Ayana GM, Roba KT.   +9 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Minimum dietary diversity and associated determinants among children aged 6-23 months in Pakistan. [PDF]

Sci Rep
AbstractPakistan is facing a high prevalence of malnutrition and Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is one of the core indicators that remain below the recommended level. This study assesses MDD and its associated factors among children aged 6 to 23 months in Pakistan.
Kumar R, Mahmood T, Naeem N, Khan SA, Hanif M, Pongpanich S.   +5 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Dietary diversity and its determinants among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2022
Dietary diversity in children may be influenced not only by individual circumstances but also by the features of the community in which they live. Our study aimed to assess community and individual-level determinants of minimum dietary diversity among ...
Binyam Girma Sisay, Tsion Afework, Beshada Rago Jima, Nardos Wondafrash Gebru, Addisalem Zebene, Hamid Y. Hassen   +5 more
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Minimum dietary diversity and its associated factors among children of 6-23 months in rural Ethiopia 2023. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abstract Background: Dietary diversity is a useful indicator of diet quality and nutrient adequacy, which plays an important role in children's growth and development. Meeting this standard of dietary diversity remains a challenge in developing countries.
Darebo T, Dereje R, Fufa DA.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana [PDF]

, 2017
Open Access JournalInformation regarding how dietary diversity is related to haematological status of the pregnant women in rural areas of Northern Ghana is limited.
Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard, Larbi, Asamoah, Oladele, J., Saaka, M.   +3 more
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On-farm diversity and market participation are positively associated with dietary diversity of rural mothers in southern Benin, west Africa [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to test the extent to which, under different opportunities for market participation, the diversity of plant species rural households grow or collect (on-farm diversity), and the variety of foods mothers purchase ...
Bellon, Mauricio R., Caracciolo, Francesco, Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D.   +2 more
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Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020
Background. Dietary diversity is part of the set of indicators developed to assess infant and young child feeding practices. In developing countries, only a quarter of children met the required minimum dietary diversity. In Ethiopia, only 14% of children
Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Seteamlak Adane Masresha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Diversity Score: A Measure of Nutritional Adequacy or an Indicator of Healthy Diet? [PDF]

, 2016
At the time when the lack of indicators seemed to constrain appropriate child feeding in developing countries, dietary diversity score (DDS) emerged as a measure of nutritional adequacy that could close the gap.
Habte, Tsige-Yohannes, Krawinkel, Michael   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Implications of Updating the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Children Indicator for Tracking Progress in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region [PDF]

Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020
Minimum dietary diversity (MDD), a population-level dietary quality indicator, is commonly used across low- and middle-income countries to characterize diets of children aged 6-23 mo. The WHO and UNICEF recently updated the MDD definition from consumption of ≥4 of 7 food groups in the previous 24 h (MDD-7) to ≥5 of 8 food groups (MDD-8), adding a ...
Heidkamp, Rebecca A, Kang, Yunhee, Chimanya, Kudakwashe, Garg, Aashima, Matji, Joan, Nyawo, Mara, Craig, Hope, Arimond, Mary, Lyman, Andrew L Thorne   +8 more
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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
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