Factors associated with food consumption and dietary diversity among infants aged 6-18 months in Ashanti Region, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have reported a poor diet quality among children in Ghana and other developing countries. Inadequate dietary diversity among children may lead to deficiencies in micronutrient intake necessary for growth and other cognitive functions. Understanding factors associated with infants' diverse diets is a key step to promoting adequate infant and young child nutrition. This study sought to determine the factors associated with food consumption and dietary diversity (DD) among infants.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study among 1503 mothers-infant (aged 6-18 months) pairs from rural, urban, and peri-urban districts of Ashanti Region, factors associated with food consumption and DD were evaluated. The FAO 18-food group DD questionnaire was used to determine previ

SUBMITTER: Opoku Agyemang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688859 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature