Is women's household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT: In Bangladesh, a low-quality repetitive diet characterized by starchy staple foods is typical, leading to disorders associated with micronutrient deficiencies, particularly among mothers and their children. The purpose of the study was to validate the link between women's decision-making autonomy and higher dietary diversity score. Participants were ever married women aged 15-49 years old with comprehensive dietary information (n = 17,842), selected from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The dietary diversity score (DDS) was obtained from a 24-h recall of dietary intake from nine food groups, categorized into lower DDS (DDS ≤ 4) and higher DDS (DDS ≥ 5). Descriptive analysis, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were conducted using STATA version 15. Almost all

SUBMITTER: Shourove JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10355378 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature