Household food insecurity predisposes to undiversified diet in northwest Ethiopia: finding from the baseline survey of nutrition project, 2016

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Adolescence represents a critical stage of life, characterized by rapid physical growth and development; varying levels of physical, social and psychological maturity; and a transition from total socio-economic dependence to relative independence. Focusing on adolescents’ nutrition, especially girls, provides a unique opportunity to break the intergenerational cycles of malnutrition. But, there is little information about the dietary diversity of adolescent girls in Dabat district. Therefore, the survey aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of dietary diversity among adolescent girls.

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The overall prevalence of adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls was 14.5 (95% CI 12.9, 16.2). The prevalence of adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls was very low and food insecurity is one of the predisposing factors for low dietary diversity. Therefore, working to enhance household’s food security status is recommended to boost dietary diversification of adolescent’s girls.

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Minimum Dietary Diversity Scores for Women Indicate Micronutrient Adequacy and Food Insecurity Status in South African Towns

Gamuchirai Chakona, Charlie M Shackleton (2017)

The lack of dietary diversity is a severe problem experienced by most poor households globally. In particular; women of reproductive age (WRA) are at high risk of inadequate intake of micronutrients resulting from diets dominated by starchy staples. The present study considered the diets, dietary diversity, and food security of women aged 15–49 years along the rural-urban continuum in three South African towns situated along an agro-ecological gradient. A 48 h dietary recall was conducted across two seasons with 554 women from rural, peri-urban, and urban locations of Richards Bay, Dundee, and Harrismith. Minimum Dietary Diversity for WRA (MDD-W) were calculated and a dichotomous indicator based on a set of ten food groups was used to determine if women had consumed at least five food groups the previous 48 h to achieve minimum dietary intake for women. The mean (±sd) MDD-W for Richards Bay (3.78 ± 0.07) was significantly higher than at Dundee (3.21 ± 0.08) and Harrismith (3.36 ± 0.07). Food security and MDD-W were significantly higher in urban locations than in peri-urban or rural ones. There was lower dependence on food purchasing in Richards Bay compared to Dundee and Harrismith. The majority of women in Richards Bay practiced subsistence agriculture, produced a surplus for sale, and collected wild foods which improved dietary intake and food security. The peri-urban populations had limited dietary intake and were more food insecure because of high levels of poverty, unemployment, and lack of land. Peri-urban dwellers are therefore more sensitive to changes in incomes and food prices because they lack safety nets to absorb income or price shocks as they purchase more, rather than growing their own food. This compromises dietary diversity as they have limited access to diverse foods.

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Delivering an action agenda for nutrition interventions addressing adolescent girls and young women: priorities for implementation and research.

Berthold Koletzko, Mireille S Mclean, Parul Christian … (2017)

Adolescent nutritional behaviors are assuming considerable importance in nutrition interventions given their important relationships with medium- and long-term outcomes. This is the period when young people undergo major anatomical and physiological maturational changes in preparation for adulthood. Nutritional requirements during puberty are higher during adolescence than during the prepubertal stage and during adulthood. A significant proportion of adolescents also become parents, and hence the importance of their health and nutritional status before as well as during pregnancy has its impact on their own health, fetal well-being, and newborn health. In this paper, we describe the evidence-based nutrition recommendations and the current global guidance for nutrition actions for adolescents. Despite the limitations of available information, we believe that a range of interventions are feasible to address outcomes in this age group, although some would need to start earlier in childhood. We propose packages of preventive care and management comprising nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to address adolescent undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies. We discuss potential delivery platforms and strategies relevant to low- and middle-income countries. Beyond the evidence synthesis, there is a clear need to translate evidence into policy and for implementation of key recommendations and addressing knowledge gaps through prioritized research.

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Nutritional Status and Its Associated Factors among School Adolescent Girls in Adama City, Central Ethiopia

Roba KT, Abdo M (2016)

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Amare Tariku: amaretariku15@yahoo.com

Kedir Abdela Gonete: kedirabdela33@gmail.com

Gashaw Andargie Bikes: gashawab@gmail.com

Kassahun Alemu: kassalemu@gmail.com

Aysheshim Kassahun Belew: Aysheshim121@gmail.com

Molla Mesele Wassie: molmesele@gmail.com

Tadesse Awoke Ayele: tawoke7@gmail.com

Ejigu Gebeye: ejigugebeye@gmail.com

Zegeye Abebe: Zegeye24@gmail.com

Azeb Atnafu Gete: bemnyaz@gmail.com

Melkie Edris Yesuf: melkiey2004@gmail.com

Yigzaw Kebede: gkyigzaw@yahoo.com

Abebaw Addis Gelagay: abebaw.addis@gmail.com

Kindie Fentahun Muchie: mkindief@gmail.com

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMC Res Notes

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMC Res Notes

Title: BMC Research Notes

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1756-0500

Publication date (Electronic): 24 January 2019

Publication date PMC-release: 24 January 2019

Publication date Collection: 2019

Volume: 12

Electronic Location Identifier: 54

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[1 ]ISNI 0000 0000 8539 4635, GRID grid.59547.3a, Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, , University of Gondar, ; Gondar, Ethiopia

[2 ]ISNI 0000 0000 8539 4635, GRID grid.59547.3a, Department of Health System Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, , University of Gondar, ; Gondar, Ethiopia

[3 ]ISNI 0000 0000 8539 4635, GRID grid.59547.3a, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, , University of Gondar, ; Gondar, Ethiopia

[4 ]ISNI 0000 0000 8539 4635, GRID grid.59547.3a, Department of Reproductive Health, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, , University of Gondar, ; Gondar, Ethiopia

[5 ]ISNI 0000 0004 0439 5951, GRID grid.442845.b, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, , Bahir Dar University, ; Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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Publisher ID: 4083

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4083-9

PMC ID: 6346507

PubMed ID: 30678698

SO-VID: c3536a67-e6f9-4638-beeb-3152316bd340

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Date received : 10 December 2018

Date accepted : 14 January 2019

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