2015
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980015000671
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Low dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal

Abstract: Objective: The main objectives were to assess the adequacy of the micronutrient intakes of lactating women in a peri-urban area in Nepal and to describe the relationships between micronutrient intake adequacy, dietary diversity and sociodemographic variables. Design: A cross-sectional survey was performed during [2008][2009]. We used 24 h dietary recall to assess dietary intake on three non-consecutive days and calculated the probability of adequacy (PA) of the usual intake of eleven micronutrients and the ove… Show more

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“…The low dietary diversity intake of both comparison groups might be due to less frequency of meal per day, lack of taking extra meals during lactation period, dearth of knowledge regarding fruit and vegetable intake, and limited access to fresh-food markets and stores as well as per capita food consumption of participants, this was consistent with studies conducted to assess socioeconomic determinants of dietary patterns in low-and middle-income countries and a study conducted in Nepal [22,23]. The mean WDDS of the current study both from lowland and highland were less than the mean WDDS of lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal and in rural Cambodia [24,25], this might be due to the difference in the study population, and it might be also differences in socio-economic status. Pulse plays a key role in providing nutrition to communities throughout the world.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…The low dietary diversity intake of both comparison groups might be due to less frequency of meal per day, lack of taking extra meals during lactation period, dearth of knowledge regarding fruit and vegetable intake, and limited access to fresh-food markets and stores as well as per capita food consumption of participants, this was consistent with studies conducted to assess socioeconomic determinants of dietary patterns in low-and middle-income countries and a study conducted in Nepal [22,23]. The mean WDDS of the current study both from lowland and highland were less than the mean WDDS of lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal and in rural Cambodia [24,25], this might be due to the difference in the study population, and it might be also differences in socio-economic status. Pulse plays a key role in providing nutrition to communities throughout the world.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Trained fieldworkers performed three 24 h recalls for the subjects on different weekdays and daily average intake of energy and different nutrients was estimated. Procedures of the dietary recalls and estimation of macro- and micronutrient intake with results are thoroughly described elsewhere [24]. Anthropometric measurements were obtained using UNICEF weighing scale and a calibrated locally produced height board (Salter; SECA, Hamburg, Germany).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…And those who did not practice home gardening were more likely to have low dietary diversity than their counterparts [AOR = 2.1, 95 % CI (1.01, 4.2)]. Regarding source of drinking water, mothers who reported protected well as a main source were more likely to have low dietary diversity compared to those who reported tap water as main source [AOR = 4.5, 95 % CI (1.1,18.2)]. Conclusions: Dietary diversity among lactating mothers was low.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One of the proxy indicators for measuring dietary adequacy among lactating mothers is dietary diversity which is defined as the number of different foods or food groups (9 food groups in this case) consumed over a given reference period [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. The diets of lactating mothers reflect not only their own intake, but also the diets of their small children and families [22][23][24][25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%