Background Efforts to prevent malnutrition in children under five are crucial for both short-
term and long-term impact, especially in resource-constrained low-and middle-income …

Background: Low dietary quality and quantity and inappropriate feeding practices can cause
undernutrition. Poor nutritional status in early childhood is associated with growth faltering …

Background Unmet minimum dietary diversity (MDD) feeding practices in poor nations place
children at high risk of undernutrition and its related effects, which are far-reaching and …

Background. Globally, undernutrition is responsible for at least 35% of deaths in children
less than 5 years of age and estimated 6% of underfive deaths can be prevented by …

Background Dietary diversity is an indicator of nutritional adequacy, which plays a significant
role in child growth and development. Lack of adequate nutrition is associated with …

Background Dietary diversity has long been recognized as a key element of high quality
diets. Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is the consumption of four or more food groups from …

Background Child malnutrition accounted by poor dietary diversity is common in developing
countries contributing for child morbidity and mortality. It also has an impact on child growth …

Background A dietary imbalance or a disregard for the nutritional needs of children during
early childhood can affect their growth. From the age of six months, breast milk is no longer …

Background Poor quality diets are the greatest obstacles to survival, growth, development,
and learning in children. Dietary diversity is a major problem in developing countries …

Background Optimal child feeding practices contribute to reducing child undernutrition in low-
and middle-income countries. Minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is a key indicator of …