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 Although minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is one of the core indicators of a high-
quality diet for infants and young children, meeting this dietary diversity standard remains a …

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 Adequate infant and young child feeding during the first 1000 days of life is very
essential to improve child health, survival, growth, and development through minimum …

Background: Lack of dietary diversity especially for children 6-23 months is critical because
they require energy and nutrient-dense foods for both physical, mental growth and …

Background. Dietary diversity (DD) is among the core infant and young child feeding (IYCF)
indicators. However, in many developing countries, meeting the minimum standards of DD is …

Background. Dietary diversity is one of the key elements of diet quality. Even though different
measures were taken to increase dietary diversity feeding practice in Ethiopia, the problem …

Background: Dietary diversity can indicate child's health and optimum growth. Objective: To
analyze the trends and determinants of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among children …

Objective: Malnutrition because of poor dietary diversity contributing to child morbidity and
mortality. Two-thirds of child mortality occurs within the first 2 years. However, there is limited …

Background Dietary diversity has been recognized as a significant component of high-
quality diets for children's growth and development. Poor infant and young child feeding …