Evaluation of nutritional status using the minimum dietary diversity for women of reproductive age (MDD-W) tool in breastfeeding mothers in Madagascar.
Madagascar
feeding practice
minimum dietary diversity
mother with young children
Journal
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
ISSN: 1365-3156
Titre abrégé: Trop Med Int Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9610576
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 May 2024
08 May 2024
Historique:
medline:
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2024
pubmed:
8
5
2024
entrez:
8
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2024
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aheadofprint
Résumé
Women of reproductive age in low-income countries are especially nutritionally vulnerable given the strain that pregnancy and lactation places on the body. The aim of this study was to identify dietary diversity and its associated factors among mothers with young children. It is a cross-sectional study conducted in Ampefy, Madagascar from 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023. Dietary diversity was determined using the minimum dietary diversity for women of reproductive age tool. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using validated structured questionnaires, and anthropometric status was examined. Frequencies and percentages were calculated, and the comparison of variables was performed between mothers with acceptable and unacceptable dietary diversity using the chi-square test for qualitative variables. A logistic regression analysis was also conducted. A total of 437 mothers with young children participated in the study, resulting in a response rate of 95.0%. The mean age of the participants was 25.84 years (SD = 6.30). The study revealed that 32.95% of participants had unacceptable dietary diversity scores and the associated profile included low education, no transport, homebirth not by personal choice, not breastfeeding within the first hour of birth, not breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, no dietary changes during pregnancy or lactation, and no use of folic acid supplements. This study's findings underscore the importance of providing nutrition information to women, in order to improve dietary diversity and overall maternal and child health.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : VI Call for Development Cooperation Projects of the Universitat de València
ID : 20220197
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors Tropical Medicine & International Health Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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