Exploring minimum dietary diversity among cambodian children using four rounds of demographic and health survey.
Sci Rep
; 14(1): 14719, 2024 06 26.
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ABSTRACT
Dietary diversity among children is a crucial factor influencing their nutritional status; therefore, this paper uses data from four rounds of the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) to examine the minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months. Multilevel binary regression is used to evaluate the variation in minimum dietary diversity at the cluster and province levels. The results show that nearly half of Cambodian children consistently lacked access to vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables. Although the prevalence of inadequate minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among children significantly dropped from 76% in 2005 to 51% in 2021-2022, it is still high and needs attention. A decomposition analysis (Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition) was further used to understand the drivers of this temporal change in dietary diversity. The empirical results show that clusters represented the most significant source of geographic variation with respect to all eight food groups and MDD. Nutritional policy should improve education and awareness, reduce socio-economic disparities, leverage media, and promote full antenatal care to improve dietary diversity in Cambodia. Initiatives targeting the enhancement of insufficient minimum dietary diversity intake should encompass individual aspects and be customized to suit geographic and community settings.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Nutricional
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
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Dieta
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
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Sci Rep
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Índia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido