Cisse-Egbuonye Nafissatou, Ishdorj Ariun, McKyer E L J, Mkuu Rahma
Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A and M University, 311 Blocker Hall, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
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Matern Child Health J. 2017 Jun;21(6):1408-1416. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2248-x.
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the nutritional adequacy and dietary composition among women residing in Zinder and Maradi of Niger, and the factors that affect the variety of their dietary intake. Methods Data from 3360 women of ages 15-49 were used in the analysis. The variable of interest was the Women Dietary Diversity Score (WDDS), which is the simple sum of scores of the 9 categorized food groups, ranging from 0 to 9. Lower values for WDDS indicate nutritionally inadequate dietary diversity. Analysis included descriptive, Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression. Results The majority of the participants were residing in the Maradi Region (56.7%) and were living in households with both male and female adults (94.9%). The mean WDDS was 3.5 in Zinder compared to 2.5 in Maradi (p < .05). The most frequently consumed food items in both Zinder and Maradi were starchy staple food (98.3%). Region of residence was one of the strong predictor of WDDS. A total number of farmers in the household and Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) had positive and significant effects on WDDS whereas Household Hunger Scale (HHS) had a negative and significant effect on WDDS. Conclusion Niger has one of the highest concentrations of malnutrition in the world. In 2012, approximately 2.5 million Nigeriens were affected by malnutrition. Our study results reinforce the importance to conduct more studies that examine the nutritional intake of women in Niger.
目的 本研究旨在调查尼日尔津德尔和马拉迪地区女性的营养充足情况及饮食构成，以及影响其饮食摄入种类的因素。方法 分析采用了3360名年龄在15至49岁女性的数据。感兴趣的变量是女性饮食多样性得分（WDDS），它是9个分类食物组得分的简单总和，范围从0到9。WDDS值越低表明饮食多样性在营养方面不足。分析包括描述性统计、曼-惠特尼U检验和线性回归。结果 大多数参与者居住在马拉迪地区（56.7%），且生活在有成年男性和女性成员的家庭中（94.9%）。津德尔的平均WDDS为3.5，而马拉迪为2.5（p < 0.05）。津德尔和马拉迪最常食用的食物都是淀粉类主食（98.3%）。居住地区是WDDS的有力预测因素之一。家庭中农民的总数和家庭饮食多样性得分（HDDS）对WDDS有正向且显著的影响，而家庭饥饿量表（HHS）对WDDS有负向且显著的影响。结论 尼日尔是世界上营养不良人口最集中的国家之一。2012年，约250万尼日尔人受到营养不良的影响。我们的研究结果强化了开展更多研究以调查尼日尔女性营养摄入情况的重要性。
