TY - JOUR
T1 - Household food insecurity predisposes to undiversified diet in northwest Ethiopia
T2 - Finding from the baseline survey of nutrition project, 2016
AU - Tariku, Amare
AU - Gonete, Kedir Abdela
AU - Bikes, Gashaw Andargie
AU - Alemu, Kassahun
AU - Belew, Aysheshim Kassahun
AU - Wassie, Molla Mesele
AU - Ayele, Tadesse Awoke
AU - Gebeye, Ejigu
AU - Abebe, Zegeye
AU - Gete, Azeb Atnafu
AU - Yesuf, Melkie Edris
AU - Kebede, Yigzaw
AU - Gelagay, Abebaw Addis
AU - Muchie, Kindie Fentahun
PY - 2019/1/24
Y1 - 2019/1/24
N2 - Objective: Adolescence represents a critical stage of life, characterized by rapid physical growth and development; varying levels of physical, social and psychological maturity; and a transition from total socio-economic dependence to relative independence. Focusing on adolescents' nutrition, especially girls, provides a unique opportunity to break the intergenerational cycles of malnutrition. But, there is little information about the dietary diversity of adolescent girls in Dabat district. Therefore, the survey aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of dietary diversity among adolescent girls. Results: The overall prevalence of adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls was 14.5 (95% CI 12.9, 16.2). The prevalence of adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls was very low and food insecurity is one of the predisposing factors for low dietary diversity. Therefore, working to enhance household's food security status is recommended to boost dietary diversification of adolescent's girls.
AB - Objective: Adolescence represents a critical stage of life, characterized by rapid physical growth and development; varying levels of physical, social and psychological maturity; and a transition from total socio-economic dependence to relative independence. Focusing on adolescents' nutrition, especially girls, provides a unique opportunity to break the intergenerational cycles of malnutrition. But, there is little information about the dietary diversity of adolescent girls in Dabat district. Therefore, the survey aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of dietary diversity among adolescent girls. Results: The overall prevalence of adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls was 14.5 (95% CI 12.9, 16.2). The prevalence of adequate dietary diversity among adolescent girls was very low and food insecurity is one of the predisposing factors for low dietary diversity. Therefore, working to enhance household's food security status is recommended to boost dietary diversification of adolescent's girls.
KW - Adolescent girls
KW - Dabat
KW - Dietary diversity score
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060519253&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s13104-019-4083-9
DO - 10.1186/s13104-019-4083-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 30678698
AN - SCOPUS:85060519253
SN - 1756-0500
VL - 12
JO - BMC Research Notes
JF - BMC Research Notes
M1 - 54
ER -
