The Relationship Between Dietary Diversity Among Women of Reproductive Age and Agricultural Diversity in Rural Tanzania.
Food Nutr Bull
; 41(1): 50-60, 2020 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Agriculture can influence diets through consumption of home-produced foods or increased purchasing power derived from sale of agricultural commodities.OBJECTIVE:
This article explores cross-sectional relationships between agricultural diversification and dietary diversity (a proxy for micronutrient adequacy) among women of reproductive age in rural Tanzania.METHODS:
Dietary diversity was measured using the women's minimum dietary diversity score indicator. Data were analyzed from the baseline survey of a cluster randomized control trial in Rufiji, Tanzania. One woman of reproductive age was randomly surveyed from each eligible household, totaling 1006 individuals. Generalized linear mixed-effects models were used to estimate the relationship between agricultural indicators and dietary diversity.RESULTS:
Median dietary diversity score for women was 3.00 (interquartile range 2-3). Approximately 73% of households grew at least 1 crop in the previous year. Women's dietary diversity score was positively associated with cropping diversity (P for trend = .04), ownership of livestock (adjusted coefficient 0.30; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.08-0.44; P = .005), cash crop production (adjusted coefficient 0.22; 95% CI 0.03-0.41; P = .02), and production of pulses (adjusted coefficient 0.50; 95% CI 0.27-0.74; P < .0001) and other vegetables (adjusted coefficient 0.64; 95% CI 0.11-1.17; P = .02).CONCLUSIONS:
Average dietary diversity is well below the recommended 5 food groups per day, a widely used indicator of micronutrient adequacy. Since the majority of households participate in agriculture, the efforts to promote agricultural diversification and/or specialization and sale of agricultural goods may positively influence dietary diversity and associated health and nutrition outcomes.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Micronutrientes
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Agricultura
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Dieta
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Abastecimento de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article