Abdulhalik Workicho|Tefera Belachew|Garumma Tolu Feyissa|Beyene Wondafrash|Carl Lachat|Roosmarijn Verstraeten|Patrick Kolsteren
Household dietary diversity and Animal Source Food consumption in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2011 Welfare Monitoring Survey
Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Ghent University|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|Ghent University
imperative track dietary quality progress nutritional outcomes population develop timely interventions dietary diversity commonly used proxy assess dietary quality lowincome countries study identified predictors household dietary diversity ethiopia pattern consumption animal source food asf among householdssecondary data analyzed 2011 ethiopian welfare monitoring survey wms survey used structured questionnaire collect sociodemographic economic data dietary data collected using dietary diversity questionnaire measuring dietary diversity past 1 week household dietary diversity score hdds constructed according food agricultural organization fao guidelines consumption asfs described distribution among regions hdds multiple logistic regression analysis fitted identify independent predictors hddsa total 27995 households included analyses little half study households 522 four household members 75 households male headed mean hhds five food groups cereals commonly 96 consumed food groups fish egg fruits hand least consumed food groups asfs consumed greater proportion among households higher hdds part higher middle socio economic strata p 0001 literacy p 001 urban residence p 001 male headed household p 001 larger family size p 001 owning livestock p 001 positively associated higher hddsconsidering findings nutrition sensitive interventions address problem economic educational empowerment modern technologies supporting agricultural practices need designed increase local production increased consumption