ArticleNutrients2021
Dietary Diversity and Undernutrition in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Multilevel analysis of prevalence and associated factors of minimum dietary diversity among children 6-23 months in Somaliland: evidence from Somaliland demographic and health survey (2020).Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Geographic disparities in minimum dietary diversity among Indian children aged 6-23 months.International journal of health geographics · 2025Article
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- Social equity in Ethiopian infants' breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices: a birth cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dietary diversity plays a major role in the health status of children. However, evidence on its crucial role on children's health status remains inconclusive in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this study, we examined the association between dietary diversity and undernutrition among children aged 6-23 months in SSA. We pooled data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys of 32 countries in SSA from 2010 to 2020. A sample of 48,968 mother-child pairs of children within the ages of 6-23 months and mothers aged 15-49 years were included in this study. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was carried out to examine the association between dietary diversity and stunting, wasting, and underweight. The results were presented as crude odds ratios (cOR) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with their 95% confidence intervals. Statistical significance was set at
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