Minimum Dietary Diversity Score and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women at Alamata General Hospital, Raya Azebo Zone, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Overview

Journal J Nutr Metab

Publisher Wiley

Date 2019 Jun 14

PMID 31192011

Citations 39

Authors

Kemal Jemal

Mukemil Awol

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Abstract

Background: Consumption of diversified food during pregnancy found very important and critical to determine healthy pregnancy outcome. Low dietary diversity has a major adverse effect on mothers, fetus, and life of new born. Dietary diversity is still low in low-resourced countries. Therefore, this study aims to determine prevalence of minimum dietary diversity score (MDDS) and associated factors among pregnant women.

Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May, 2017, in Alamata General Hospital (AGH). Data were collected using a pretested and structured self-interview questionnaire. A systematic sampling technique was used to select study participants. Binary logistic regression and odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (CI) were carried out to see the association between variables and the outcomes.

Results: From a survey of 412 participants, 61.2% had high MDDS and 38.8% had low MDDS. Multivariate analysis revealed that being government employees (AOR = 4.87, CI: 1.70-13.95), merchant (AOR = 4.67, CI: 1.81-12.05), secured food (AOR = 3.85, CI: 2.12-6.97), and eating three meals and above (AOR = 2.66, CI: 1.47-4.82) were significantly associated with high MDDS among pregnant women.

Conclusions: In our study, minimum dietary diversity shows small increment from previous study. Screening and special emphases should be given by a health-care provider on women diet during antenatal follow-up at health-care settings.

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