Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs increase dietary diversity in children under 5 years: A review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-quality diets contribute to the burden of malnutrition and increase the risk of children not achieving their developmental potential. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs address the underlying determinants of malnutrition, though their contributions to improving diets do not factor into current nutrition impact modeling tools.

Objective

To synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs in improving dietary diversity in young children (6-23.9 months and 6-60 months).

Methods

A literature search was conducted for published trials through existing systematic reviews and individual database search of the ISI Web of Science. All dietary diversity measures in the studies selected to be in the analysis were extrac

SUBMITTER: Margolies A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849260 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature