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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Dietary diversity"”.
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Three essays on food security and dietary diversity
… to determine whether food security is related to dietary diversity. Finally, the third chapter is a descriptive study of food security in Saudi Arabia. The first part of this research employs principal component analysis (PCA) in order to build a food security index. The objective of the analysis …
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Passing on dietary diversity? Livestock ownership in the Copperbelt Region of Zambia
… reducing food insecurity through an increase in dietary diversity. Dietary diversity can be understood both as a measure of macronutrient and micronutrient consumption as well as a household’s ability to access a variety of food. As production of animal products tends to have a significant local …
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Factors associated with dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in Chongwe district, Zambia.
Dietary diversity has continued to gain widespread attention as it has evidently been associated with nutrient adequacy. A diverse diet has been shown to reflect nutrient adequacy since no one food can meet all the nutritional requirement of a person. Women have been considered vulnerable to …
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Factors associated with dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in Chongwe district, Zambia.
Dietary diversity has continued to gain widespread attention as it has evidently been associated with nutrient adequacy. A diverse diet has been shown to reflect nutrient adequacy since no one food can meet all the nutritional requirement of a person. Women have been considered vulnerable to …
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Dietary diversity and food security in South Africa: an application using NIDS Wave 1
… Study (NIDS). To capture diet quality I use dietary diversity, which is not directly available in NIDS. I build and test a food group dietary diversity score and a food variety dietary diversity score using NIDS Wave 1. Both dietary diversity indicators are found to usefully summarise …
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The effect of mung bean on improving dietary diversity in women and children in Senegal
… conducted to assess the impact of mung bean on dietary diversity of Senegalese women and children in the Kaolack, Matam and Bakel localities of Senegal. A mixed-methods research approach included individual surveys to determine dietary diversity scores (DDS) and focus groups to assess the …
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Statistical modelling of the association between dietary diversity, dietary patterns and non-communicable diseases in Namibia
… become one of the most important influences on dietary patterns. The nutritional transition has affected the dietary pattern and nutrient intake greatly and has led to a rise in the purchases and consumption of processed and convenience foods. Analysis in nutritional epidemiology typically …
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Is subsistence enough? Examining the impact of household farm bio-diversity on dietary diversity in Bukidnon, Philippines.
… Bukidnon, Philippines to develop a Production Diversity Score (PDS) that is used to examine the impact of farm biodiversity on an individual’s Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) and the likelihood that individuals are meeting their micronutrient needs. The results suggest that compared to raising …
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An assessment of dietary diversity and nutrition knowledge of student nurses at the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Technology: Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2014.
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Household food security and dietary diversity in the context of an agricultural and market development program in Guatemala
… main determinants of household food security and dietary diversity in the context of an agricultural and market development program in Guatemala. We compared food security and dietary diversity between P4P beneficiaries and a control group. We evaluated household conditions, food security (ELCSA), …
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Dietary diversity and micronutrient intake in women in North West UK and North West Pakistan: the impact of phytate
… the purpose of the present study was to assess dietary diversity among SA women in northwest UK (NW UK) and northwest Pakistan (NW PK), along with investigating the amount of micronutrients (iron, zinc) and inhibitory phytates present in the flour used to make dietary staples from both the study …
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An investigation of the relationships among homegardens, dietary diversity, and the nutritional status of children aged 0 to 5 in Indian households
… of the household homegardens, the household dietary diversity and the nutritional status of children between the ages of 0 to 5. The investigative analysis using household survey data from India for the year 2004-2005 reveals that the household socio-economic, demographic, geographic and …
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Food insecurity in Cape Town: how inadequate access affects human health and livelihoods
… relationships between supermarkets and dietary diversity, as well as a robust relationship between poor household food access and malnutrition and under-nutrition. This study examined the differences of dietary diversity between Ocean View, Philippi, and Khayelitsha. This research …
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The impact of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) on household food security in high density residential areas of Lusaka, Zambia: experiences from Ng’ombe settlement.
… on household food security, determine the dietary diversity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and assess how the households are responding towards food security strategies associated with COVID-19 in Ng’ombe. A mixed method approach was used to conduct this study. The study sample was …
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The impact of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) on household food security in high density residential areas of Lusaka, Zambia: experiences from Ng’ombe settlement.
… on household food security, determine the dietary diversity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and assess how the households are responding towards food security strategies associated with COVID-19 in Ng’ombe. A mixed method approach was used to conduct this study. The study sample was …
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Smallholder agriculture and household food and nutrition security: a study from East Hararghe, Ethiopia
… consumed within the producer household. From a dietary perspective households produced a limited number of food groups. Farming was also the main source of cash income with additional cash income obtained from a range of off-farm and non-farm activities, particularly wage labour, which were …
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Hungry for information: using mixed methods to understand patterns of food utilization in the Honduran hillsides
… The Coping Strategies Index, The Household Dietary Diversity Score, The Household Hunger Scale, and a modified Housing Quality Index. We used dietary diversity data to reconstruct the Minimum Dietary Diversity Score and Minimum Acceptable Diet In addition to these commonly-used indicators, …
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A study of the association of prenatal inflammatory diet and adverse infant birth outcomes in a birth cohort in Uganda
… Purpose: To investigate the effect of Dietary diversity (DD) and Dietary inflammatory index (DII), on infant birth outcomes particularly birth weight and lung function and to determine if there is any association. Methods: In this study we analysed data obtained from 564 women who …
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Improving Nutrition in Nepal: An analysis of food environments, behavioral determinants of consumption, and costs of a multisectoral nutrition program
… in sugar, salt, and fat in conjunction with low dietary diversity and micronutrient deficiency lead to poor overall diets and nutritional outcomes. Understanding external and personal drivers of infant and young child feeding practices are a key step to design behavior change strategies that …
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Kūdikių ir antrų metų vaikų mitybos būklė Vilniaus mieste ir ją lemiantys veiksniai /
… introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods, dietary diversity, acceptable diet with age, physical health condition of children, age, education of mothers, financial situation of family and experience in bringing up the children. Survey was conducted in public institution of the city of …
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