Factors associated with dietary diversity in mothers and their 6- to 23-month-old children in conflict areas of Northeast Myanmar
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Issued Date
2022
Copyright Date
2022
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Language
eng
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application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
xii, 198 leaves
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open access
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Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thematic Paper (M.P.H. (Public Health))--Mahidol University, 2022)
Suggested Citation
Moe Kyaw Factors associated with dietary diversity in mothers and their 6- to 23-month-old children in conflict areas of Northeast Myanmar. Thematic Paper (M.P.H. (Public Health))--Mahidol University, 2022). Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/113861
Title
Factors associated with dietary diversity in mothers and their 6- to 23-month-old children in conflict areas of Northeast Myanmar
Author(s)
Abstract
This analytical study used the existing cross-sectional data collected by a local non-government organization (LNGO) namely Karuna Mission Social Solidarity (KMSS) or Caritas Myanmar. This study aimed to determine the relationship between minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) in mothers and dietary diversity scores for infant and young child feeding (DDS-IYCF) in their 6 - to 23 -month-old children, and to identify factors associated with these scores in conflict areas of northeast Myanmar. The study population were mothers (n= 461) and their 6 - to 23 -month-old children (n= 400) in these areas, who were involved in the baseline assessment of KMSS in June 2020. After excluding records with incomplete data, the final sample included in this analysis included (n= 235) mother-child pairs (mothers and their 6 - to 23 -month-old children). Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and Binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that 74.5 % of mothers and 39.6 % of their children achieved minimum dietary diversity scores. This study found that the satisfactory MDD-W scores of mothers (aOR = 3.767, 95 % CI = 1.504 - 9.438, p = 0.005) was strongly related to the DDS-IYCF of their children 6 - 23 months old. Also, it showed that the knowledge level of mothers about nutrition (aOR = 10.969, 95 % CI = 2.768 - 43.465, p = 0.001) was the important predictor for the MDD-W scores of mothers, and DDS-IYCF was significantly associated with the factors of knowledge level of mothers about nutrition (aOR = 3.740, 95 % CI = 1.727 - 8.097, p = 0.001), age of the child (aOR = 22.963, 95 % CI = 6.006 – 87.794, p = < 0.001), having enough food to eat within the last 7 days (aOR = 4.823, 95 % CI = 1.571 – 14.809, p = 0.006), and household water sources (aOR = 9.228, 95 % CI = 2.603 – 32.712, p = 0.001). IMPLICATION OF THEMATIC PAPER: The implications of this study are as follows: the findings suggested the promotion of the knowledge level of mothers with younger children, especially for the introduction of complementary feeding according to age with dietary diversity; the strengthening of health workers’ knowledge and skills in delivering nutrition-based health information to mothers; and conducting demonstrations of the preparation of complementary food, including recommended home fluids for the children with diarrhea.
Degree Name
Master of Public Health
Degree Level
Master's degree
Degree Department
Faculty of Public Health
Degree Discipline
Public Health
Degree Grantor(s)
Mahidol University