Minimum Dietary Diversity for Children aged 6-23 months as a predictor of micronutrient adequacy in Ethiopia: Validation of the proxy indicator.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Children aged 6-23 months (MDD-C) is a proxy indicator of micronutrient adequacy. There is a lack of evidence regarding the performance of this proxy indicator, including in Ethiopia, a country with diverse dietary habits. Therefore, this study aimed to validate the performance of MDD-C to predict micronutrient adequacy against the Mean Adequacy Ratio (MAR) among children aged 6-23 months in the North Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 457 randomly selected study participants from February 2-18, 2023. A single multiphasic interactive 24-hour dietary recall was used to collect dietary intake data. Spearman's rank correlation test, Cohen's kappa statistics, and Rec

SUBMITTER: Menber Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12533918 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature