The Role of Household Assets in Improving Women's Dietary Diversity in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia animal-source foods diet diversity pregnancy vitamin A–rich foods women

Journal

Current developments in nutrition
ISSN: 2475-2991
Titre abrégé: Curr Dev Nutr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101717957

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Historique:
received: 26 07 2021
revised: 14 10 2021
accepted: 25 10 2021
entrez: 8 4 2022
pubmed: 9 4 2022
medline: 9 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

ENGINE (Empowering New Generations for Improved Nutrition and Economic Opportunities) was a US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project implemented in Ethiopia from 2011 to 2016. ENGINE used a multisectoral approach to achieve the goals articulated in the Government of Ethiopia's National Nutrition Plan, among which is improvement in the dietary intakes of women and preschool-aged children. The objectives of the present research are 2-fold: Descriptive statistics and multivariate, pooled analyses were calculated. Results indicate that WDD was low, ranging, on average, from 3.0 to 4.0 (out of a possible 10). Across the time points covered reflecting pregnancy and 1-y postpartum, only ∼13% to 17% of women met the Minimum Dietary Diversity Score for Women (MDD-W). The production of both food and cash crops and the rearing of livestock were significant predictors of improved dietary diversity in women. The focus of ENGINE on a diverse set of agricultural activities improved WDD and MDD-W in a population of women where dietary diversity is poor.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
ENGINE (Empowering New Generations for Improved Nutrition and Economic Opportunities) was a US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project implemented in Ethiopia from 2011 to 2016. ENGINE used a multisectoral approach to achieve the goals articulated in the Government of Ethiopia's National Nutrition Plan, among which is improvement in the dietary intakes of women and preschool-aged children.
Objectives UNASSIGNED
The objectives of the present research are 2-fold:
Methods UNASSIGNED
Descriptive statistics and multivariate, pooled analyses were calculated.
Results UNASSIGNED
Results indicate that WDD was low, ranging, on average, from 3.0 to 4.0 (out of a possible 10). Across the time points covered reflecting pregnancy and 1-y postpartum, only ∼13% to 17% of women met the Minimum Dietary Diversity Score for Women (MDD-W).
Conclusions UNASSIGNED
The production of both food and cash crops and the rearing of livestock were significant predictors of improved dietary diversity in women. The focus of ENGINE on a diverse set of agricultural activities improved WDD and MDD-W in a population of women where dietary diversity is poor.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35391901
doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab131
pii: nzab131
pmc: PMC8982033
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

nzab131

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition.

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Auteurs

Oyedolapo Anyanwu (O)

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston MA, USA.

Shibani Ghosh (S)

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston MA, USA.

Meghan Kershaw (M)

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston MA, USA.

Cherinet Abuye (C)

Save the Children, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Eileen Kennedy (E)

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston MA, USA.

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