Trends and Determinants of Dietary Diversity in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Ethiopia: Analysis of 2005-2016 Demographic and Health Survey.
Dassalegn Daraje JalataBezuayehu Gutema AsefaPublished in: Current developments in nutrition (2022)
A decrease in MDD was observed from the years 2005 to 2011, after which a sharp increase was noted in 2016. In all 3 y of the EDHS, media exposure, maternal education, and household wealth were the consistent factors positively affecting dietary diversity among children aged 6 to 59 mo. Future intervention programs to increase dietary diversity in children should emphasize improving access to media exposure, education, and antenatal care visits.