OBJECTIVE To compare variety and diversity patterns and dietary characteristics in Guatemalan women. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two non-consecutive 24-h recalls were conducted in convenience samples of 20 rural Mayan women and 20 urban students. Diversity scores were computed using three food-group systems.Variety and diversity scores and dietary origin and characteristics were compared between set...

This study examines the effects of smallholder milk market participation on household and intra-household dietary diversity and on nutritional status of young children in Ethiopia. Using the FAO dietary diversity questionnaire, 164 households were followed for two consecutive days and all food items consumed by five household members were recorded. T-test and propensity score matching were used...

BACKGROUND Complementary feeding (CF) contributes to child growth and development, but few CF programs are delivered at scale. Alive & Thrive addressed this in Bangladesh through intensified interpersonal counseling (IPC), mass media (MM), and community mobilization (CM). OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the impact of providing IPC + MM + CM (intensive) compared with standard nutrition...

In this study, we investigated the relationship between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity of children and whether factors such as economic access may affect this relationship. This paper is based on data collected in a baseline cross-sectional survey in November 2013.The study population comprising 1200 mother-child pairs was selected using a two-stage cluster sampling. Dietary di...

Background Optimum feeding practice is the key to determine development and growth among infants young children. Dietary diversity considered an indicator assess nutritional adequacy. Objectives This study aimed factors that associated with minimum dietary types children aged 6–23 months in Indonesia. Methods Secondary data analysis was carried out for this using Indonesian Demographic Health S...

In the above paper, the authors name Koppmair was misspelt. The sentences: We read with great interest the recently published article 'Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi' by Koopmair and colleagues. In their study, Koopmair and colleagues collected 24 h dietary recall data of household 12 members combined, as well as of individual children below the age of 5 years an...

OBJECTIVES In Sub-Saharan Africa, the overlapping epidemics of undernutrition and HIV infection affect over 200 and 23 million people, respectively, and little is known about the combined prevalence and nutritional effects. The authors sought to determine which structural factors are associated with food insufficiency, low dietary diversity and low body mass index (BMI) in HIV-negative and HIV-...