Prevalence and determinants of inadequate dietary diversity among pregnant women in four Sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys from 2021 to 2022
According to this study finding, pregnant women had a high percentage of inadequate dietary diversity. Factors at the individual and community levels contributed to the lack of diversity in nutrition. Thus, when developing policies and strategies, the health ministries of Burkina Faso, Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania should to consider the women who underutilize antenatal care services, live in low wealth quantiles and who did not get formal education.
Authors
- Belayneh Shetie Workneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7846-0443)
- Tadesse Tarik Tamir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-1100)
- Alebachew Ferede Zegeye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-7662)
- Enyew Getaneh Mekonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9316-245X)
Institutions
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1405102
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93