Defining a Dichotomous Indicator for Population-Level Assessment of Dietary Diversity Among Pregnant Adolescent Girls and Women : A Secondary Analysis of Quantitative 24-h Recalls from Rural Settings in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, India, and Nepal

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Background: The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women of Reproductive Age (MDD-W) indicator was validated as a proxy of micronutrient adequacy among nonpregnant women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). At that time, indeed, there was insufficient data to validate the indicator among pregnant women, who face higher micronutrient requirements.

Objective: This study aimed to validate a minimum food group consumption threshold, out of the 10 food groups used to construct MDD-W, to be used as a population-level indicator of higher micronutrient adequacy among pregnant women aged 15-49 y in LMICs.

Methods: We used secondary quantitative 24-h recall data from 6 surveys in 4 LMICs (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, India, and Nepal, total n = 4909). We computed the 10-food group Women's Dietary Diversity Score (WDDS-10) and calculated the mean probability of adequacy (MPA) of 11 micronutrients. Linear regression models were fitted to assess the associations between WDDS-10 and MPA. Sensitivity, specificity, and proportion of individuals correctly classified were used to assess the performance of MDD-W in predicting an MPA of >0.60.

Results: In the pooled sample, median values (interquartile range) of WDDS-10 and MPA were 3 (1) and 0.20 (0.34), respectively, whereas the proportion of pregnant women with an MPA of >0.60 was 9.6%. The WDDS-10 was significantly positively associated with MPA in each survey. Although the acceptable food group consumption threshold varied between 4 and 6 food groups across surveys, the threshold of 5 showed the highest performance in the pooled sample with good sensitivity (62%), very good specificity (81%), and percentage of correctly classified individuals (79%).

Conclusions: The WDDS-10 is a good predictor of dietary micronutrient adequacy among pregnant women aged 15-49 y in LMICs. Moreover, the threshold of 5 or more food groups for the MDD-W indicator may be extended to all women of reproductive age, regardless of their physiologic status.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Current developments in nutrition - 8(2024), 1 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 102053

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Verger, Eric O [VerfasserIn]
Eymard-Duvernay, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Bahya-Batinda, Dang [VerfasserIn]
Hanley-Cook, Giles T [VerfasserIn]
Argaw, Alemayehu [VerfasserIn]
Becquey, Elodie [VerfasserIn]
Diop, Loty [VerfasserIn]
Gelli, Aulo [VerfasserIn]
Harris-Fry, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Kachwaha, Shivani [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sunny S [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Phuong Hong [VerfasserIn]
Saville, Naomi M [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Lan Mai [VerfasserIn]
Zagré, Rock R [VerfasserIn]
Landais, Edwige [VerfasserIn]
Savy, Mathilde [VerfasserIn]
Martin-Prevel, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Lachat, Carl [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dietary diversity
Indicator
Journal Article
Micronutrient adequacy
Minimum dietary diversity for women
Pregnant
Resource-poor settings

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Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.102053

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NLM366786067