Background: The golden period in the first 1000 days of life is between the ages of 6 and 23
months. This period is referred to as a critical window because it promotes the optimal …

Background Intake of a diversified diet is key to the prevention of malnutrition among
children as it results in improved intake of energy and micronutrients, which are deemed …

Background Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are a significant issue both
globally and in developing nations, and they have a significant role in undernutrition, healthy …

Background Studies have reported a poor diet quality among children in Ghana and other
developing countries. Inadequate dietary diversity among children may lead to deficiencies …

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 …

This study explores common factors associated with not meeting minimum dietary diversity
(MDD) among 27,072 children aged 6–23 months in Eastern and Southern Africa using data …

Objectives Study objectives were to identify the prevalence and risk factors associated with
the newly revised WHO indicator of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among children aged 6 …

Introduction: optimal balancing feeding plays crucial role in fighting childhood
undernutrition, infectious disease, and mortalities. Globally, just about semi of all children …

Background: Minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is the consumption of four or more food
groups from the seven food groups. Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in …

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 …