Dietary diversity and associated factors among households and children in internally displaced person camps in Southern Somalia

A cross‐sectional study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15537072
AutoresMohamed Kalid (0000-0002-0119-5394, Dalarna University, autor de correspondencia), Lars Berglund (0000-0002-7437-9047, Dalarna University), Renée Flacking (0000-0002-4013-1553, Dalarna University), Munshi Sulaiman (0000-0001-6061-933X, Somali International University), Fatumo Osman (0000-0002-0038-9402, Dalarna University)
Año2024
Volumen20
Número4
Páginase13707-e13707
Fecha de publicación2024-07-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mcn.13707
PMID39082225
OpenAlexW4401183849
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas44

The study aimed to assess household and child dietary diversity in Southern Somalia by identifying determinants of adequate dietary diversity in three internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Baidoa, Dayniile and Dharkanley. A total of 1655 female main caregivers with 2370 children (6-59 months old) were included. Data on household dietary diversity score and child dietary diversity score indicators were collected from all households. The questionnaire was read face-to-face to the female main caregivers. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with adequate dietary diversity, which was defined as the consumption of at least four food groups within 24 h before the survey. The proportion of households achieving adequate HDDS was high in all locations 95.8%, 96.9% and 89.0% in Baidoa, Dharkanley and Dayniile, respectively, and the total adequate household dietary diversity score (AHDDS) was 95.6%. The proportion of adequate child dietary diversity score (ACDDS) was achieved in 63.5%, 8.5% and 38.3%. The main factors associated with AHDDS were larger household size, greater wealth, attendance of antenatal care (ANC) and joint decision-making between husband and wife, while factors associated with ACDDS included ANC attendance, age, the consumption of ready-to-use therapeutic food and deworming tablets. These findings can guide future programmes and policies aimed at improving maternal and child nutrition in IDP camps in Somalia. By tackling these diverse factors, a promising pathway emerges to enhance the nutritional welfare of both households and children in IDP camps

Agriculture · Attendance · Cross-sectional study · Deworming · Dietary diversity · Diversity (politics · Environmental health · Food group · Food security · Geography · Household income · Logistic regression · Malnutrition · Marital status · Population · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare