Dietary Diversity and Anthropometric Status of Mother-Child Pairs from Enset (False Banana) Staple Areas: A Panel Evidence from Southern Ethiopia.

The results demonstrated that the dietary diversity of MCP is low in both postharvest dry and lean wet seasons. This suggests the need for continuous nutrition intervention to improve the dietary diversity. In addition, the anthropometric status of MCP declines in lean wet season. This may provide some clue for policy targeting on improving nutritional status of mothers and children in rural Southern Ethiopia.