Haque Sadika, Salman Md, Rahman Md Sadique, Rahim Abu Torab M A, Hoque Md Nazmul
Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Department of Management and Finance, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2023 Aug 12;9(8):e19117. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19117. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Mothers in developing countries are nutritionally vulnerable due to an undiversified diet. Dietary diversity and healthy dietary patterns of mothers are necessary for the health and nutrition of both the mother and the child. Keeping these in mind, the study was designed to investigate the determinants of mothers' dietary diversity in the capital city (Dhaka) of Bangladesh. A total 613 mothers who had at least one child aged 6-59 months were surveyed in 2020. Dietary diversity (DD) was measured by 24 h recall period following the established guidelines. To explore the determinants of dietary diversity, a log linear regression model was employed. The findings revealed that the overall DD of mothers was low, with less than 15% of respondents consuming more than 5 of the 9 food groups. The study found that if a mother receives one more year of formal education, her DD, on average, would increase by 0.70%. Receiving antenatal care (ANC) for four or more times during pregnancy increases DD by 5.13% compared to mothers who receive ANC less than four times. The findings also showed that mothers with access to assets have 10.18% higher DD than mothers without access to assets. On the other hand, mothers' employment status was negatively associated with DD. Redistributing the household workload between mother and other household members can play a critical role in increasing mothers' DD. Providing care facilities and counseling to mothers about the nutritional value of consuming different food groups can substantially improve the situation.
由于饮食单一，发展中国家的母亲在营养方面较为脆弱。母亲的饮食多样性和健康的饮食模式对于母亲和孩子的健康与营养都至关重要。考虑到这些，本研究旨在调查孟加拉国首都达卡市母亲饮食多样性的决定因素。2020年，共对613名育有至少一名6至59个月大孩子的母亲进行了调查。饮食多样性（DD）按照既定指南通过24小时回忆期进行测量。为探究饮食多样性的决定因素，采用了对数线性回归模型。研究结果显示，母亲的总体饮食多样性较低，不到15%的受访者摄入了9种食物类别中的5种以上。研究发现，如果母亲多接受一年正规教育，其饮食多样性平均会增加0.70%。与孕期接受产前护理（ANC）少于4次的母亲相比，孕期接受4次或更多次产前护理的母亲饮食多样性增加5.13%。研究结果还表明，拥有资产的母亲饮食多样性比没有资产的母亲高10.18%。另一方面，母亲的就业状况与饮食多样性呈负相关。在母亲和其他家庭成员之间重新分配家庭工作量对增加母亲的饮食多样性可起到关键作用。为母亲提供护理设施并就食用不同食物类别的营养价值提供咨询可大幅改善这种状况。
