Increased food crop diversification and gathering of wild plants associated with women's dietary diversity in Chad.

Autor: Mascareñas-García M; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.; Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain., Custodio E; Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINF), Madrid, Spain., Issa MG; Direction de la Nutrition et de la Technologie Alimentaire, Ministère de la Santé Publique, N'Djamena, Chad., Bechir M; Direction de la Nutrition et de la Technologie Alimentaire, Ministère de la Santé Publique, N'Djamena, Chad., Kayitakire F; European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Maternal & child nutrition [Matern Child Nutr] 2025 Jan; Vol. 21 (1), pp. e13697. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 18.
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13697
Abstrakt: Women of reproductive age are particularly vulnerable to low-quality diets due to their higher micronutrients needs. The minimum dietary diversity for women (MDDW) is a proxy for micronutrient adequacy in this group of women. Its relationship with other aspects that lead to malnutrition is not fully elucidated and depends on the context. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of MDDW among women of a rural area in Chad and its association with socioeconomical, agricultural, dietary and food security data. A cross-sectional study was conducted. Following a multistage cluster sampling, 984 women of reproductive age were randomly selected and interviewed in March 2019. We obtained food consumption data through unquantified 24 h recalls and computed MDDW as consuming at least five out of 10 predefined food groups. We constructed a Food Production Diversity Score (FPDS) with crop and livestock information. We obtained multivariable logistic regression models including different covariates. MDDW was achieved by only 33% of women in the sample. In our final model, we identified a significant association of MDDW with the FPDS and gathering of wild plants. Women in households with the highest FPDS had 70% more chances of achieving MDDW than those with the lowest FPDS. Gathering wild plants doubled these chances. Areas of cultivated land, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene resources, and a high level of food security, measured with the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, were also significantly related to the achievement of MDDW. This illustrates the importance of nutrition-sensitive policies, also considering biodiversity and food production diversification.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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