Dietary Diversity and Undernutrition in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT: Dietary diversity plays a major role in the health status of children. However, evidence on its crucial role on children's health status remains inconclusive in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this study, we examined the association between dietary diversity and undernutrition among children aged 6-23 months in SSA. We pooled data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys of 32 countries in SSA from 2010 to 2020. A sample of 48,968 mother-child pairs of children within the ages of 6-23 months and mothers aged 15-49 years were included in this study. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was carried out to examine the association between dietary diversity and stunting, wasting, and underweight. The results were presented as crude odds ratios (cOR) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) wit

SUBMITTER: Aboagye RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8537414 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature