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Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey
In Bangladesh, a low-quality repetitive diet characterized by starchy staple foods is typical, leading to disorders associated with micronutrient deficiencies, particularly among mothers and their children. The purpose of the study was to validate the link between women’s decision-making autonomy an...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10355378/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37467185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001617 |
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author | Shourove, Jahid Hasan Meem, Fariha Chowdhury Rahman, Mustafizur Islam, G. M. Rabiul |
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description | In Bangladesh, a low-quality repetitive diet characterized by starchy staple foods is typical, leading to disorders associated with micronutrient deficiencies, particularly among mothers and their children. The purpose of the study was to validate the link between women’s decision-making autonomy and higher dietary diversity score. Participants were ever married women aged 15–49 years old with comprehensive dietary information (n = 17,842), selected from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The dietary diversity score (DDS) was obtained from a 24-h recall of dietary intake from nine food groups, categorized into lower DDS (DDS ≤ 4) and higher DDS (DDS ≥ 5). Descriptive analysis, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were conducted using STATA version 15. Almost all women consumed starchy foods, flesh (83.86%), and fruits (67.30%). Using logistic regression, the odds of achieving dietary diversity score were higher among women who participated in household purchases (OR 2.40; 95% CI: 1.52–3.83; p = 0.022). Women who had higher and secondary education were 2.72 (95% CI: 1.49–3.02; p = 0.025) and 1.31 (95% CI: 0.58–2.18; p = 0.029) times more likely to achieve higher DDS than women having no education, as well as women in the richest quintile (OR 6.49; 95% CI: 4.12–8.5; p = 0.037) compared to women in the lowest quintile. This study highlighted the association of several socioeconomic conditions of ever married women and their dietary diversity score in Bangladesh. Therefore, promoting the women’s education status, improving the socioeconomic conditions, and prioritizing their decisions are recommended for the attainment of higher dietary diversity score. |
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spelling | pubmed-103553782023-07-20 Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey Shourove, Jahid Hasan Meem, Fariha Chowdhury Rahman, Mustafizur Islam, G. M. Rabiul PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article In Bangladesh, a low-quality repetitive diet characterized by starchy staple foods is typical, leading to disorders associated with micronutrient deficiencies, particularly among mothers and their children. The purpose of the study was to validate the link between women’s decision-making autonomy and higher dietary diversity score. Participants were ever married women aged 15–49 years old with comprehensive dietary information (n = 17,842), selected from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The dietary diversity score (DDS) was obtained from a 24-h recall of dietary intake from nine food groups, categorized into lower DDS (DDS ≤ 4) and higher DDS (DDS ≥ 5). Descriptive analysis, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were conducted using STATA version 15. Almost all women consumed starchy foods, flesh (83.86%), and fruits (67.30%). Using logistic regression, the odds of achieving dietary diversity score were higher among women who participated in household purchases (OR 2.40; 95% CI: 1.52–3.83; p = 0.022). Women who had higher and secondary education were 2.72 (95% CI: 1.49–3.02; p = 0.025) and 1.31 (95% CI: 0.58–2.18; p = 0.029) times more likely to achieve higher DDS than women having no education, as well as women in the richest quintile (OR 6.49; 95% CI: 4.12–8.5; p = 0.037) compared to women in the lowest quintile. This study highlighted the association of several socioeconomic conditions of ever married women and their dietary diversity score in Bangladesh. Therefore, promoting the women’s education status, improving the socioeconomic conditions, and prioritizing their decisions are recommended for the attainment of higher dietary diversity score. Public Library of Science 2023-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10355378/ /pubmed/37467185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001617 Text en © 2023 Shourove et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Shourove, Jahid Hasan Meem, Fariha Chowdhury Rahman, Mustafizur Islam, G. M. Rabiul Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey |
title | Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey |
title_full | Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey |
title_fullStr | Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey |
title_short | Is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in Bangladesh? Evidence from nationally representative survey |
title_sort | is women’s household decision-making autonomy associated with their higher dietary diversity in bangladesh? evidence from nationally representative survey |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10355378/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37467185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001617 |
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