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Women empowerment and minimum daily meal frequency among infants and young children in Ghana: analysis of Ghana demographic and health survey.

Louis Kobina DadzieJoshua Amo-AdjeiKobina Esia-Donkoh
Published in: BMC public health (2021)
Minimum daily meal frequency was largely influenced by economic and socio-familial factors that contribute to empowerment of women. as decisions on large household purchases and family visits showed significant positive association with minimum daily meal frequency. Interventional programs should target households and mothers with lower socio-demographic characteristics such as lower educational levels and low economic status to improve minimal daily meal frequency in their children thereby ensuring better child health and well-being.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • public health
  • young adults
  • early onset
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle