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Dietary diversity is directly linked to pregnant women as a key health indicator, with studies examining its association with anemia in this population [1] and identifying factors like wealth and meal frequency that influence its adequacy among pregnant women [2]. Furthermore, public health strategies emphasize the need for multi-sectoral collaboration to improve dietary diversity specifically for pregnant women [3].
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Editorial: Dietary diversity indicators: cultural preferences and health ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
perspectiveThe study in Nekemte town, Ethiopia, suggests that multi-sectoral collaboration is essential to increase dietary diversity among pregnant women by promoting women's employment and strengthening sustainable income-generating activities.
claimA study in Nekemte town, western Ethiopia, identified that wealth index, maternal care, women's occupation, household food insecurity, gestational age, and stable meal frequency are associated with adequate dietary diversity among pregnant women.
Dietary diversity insufficiently explains differences in prevalence of ... journals.plos.org 1 fact
referenceA 2020 study published in Food Science & Nutrition found that socio-economic and dietary diversity characteristics are associated with anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care services in public health centers of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia (PMID: 32328264).