ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Associations of dietary diversity with anaemia and iron status among 5- to 12-year-old schoolchildren in South Africa.
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- Association of dietary diversity and odds of anemia in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- The link between child dietary diversity and child anemia: The power of colorful plates.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Nutrient-dense foods and diverse diets are important for ensuring adequate nutrition across the life course.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Dietary diversity and development among early childhood children in rural China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Determinants of Hemoglobin Among Pregnant Women at Agro-Pastoralist Communities in South Omo Zone, Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study, Nutrition Experience from Movable Community.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Iron Deficiency Anaemia among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Southwestern Uganda.International journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Wealth- and education-related inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Indonesian infants and young children: a decomposition analysis.Global health action · 2022Article
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of asymptomatic malaria and anaemia among school-aged children in Dara Mallo and Uba Debretsehay districts: results from baseline cluster randomized trial.Malaria journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the associations of dietary diversity with anaemia and iron status among primary school-aged children in South Africa.
designAn analysis was conducted with pooled individual data from the baseline surveys from three previously conducted independent intervention studies. Two different dietary diversity scores (DDS) were calculated based on data from 1-day (1-d) and 3-day (3-d) dietary recall periods, respectively. Logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the associations of dietary diversity with anaemia and iron status.
settingKwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces, South Africa.
participantsChildren (n 578) 5- to 12-year-old.
resultsA DDS ≤ 4 was associated with higher odds of being anaemic (1-d P = 0·001; 3-d P = 0·006) and being iron deficient (ID) (3-d P < 0·001). For both recall periods, consumption of 'vegetables and fruits other than vitamin A-rich' and 'animal-source foods (ASF)' was associated with lower odds of being anaemic (both P = 0·002), and 'organ meats' with lower odds of being ID (1-d P = 0·045; 3-d P < 0·001). Consumption of 'meat, chicken and fish' was associated with lower odds of being anaemic (P = 0·045), and 'vegetables and fruits other than vitamin A-rich', 'legumes, nuts and seeds' and 'ASF' with lower odds of being ID for the 3-d recall period only (P = 0·038, P = 0·020 and P = 0·003, respectively).
conclusionIn order to improve anaemia and iron status among primary school-aged children, dietary diversification, with emphasis on consumption of vegetables, fruits and ASF (including organ meats), should be promoted.
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