Journal
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
Volume 22, Issue 11, Pages 2110-2119Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001900051X
Keywords
Agriculture; Nutrition; Market food diversity; Farm diversity; Livestock diversity
Funding
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1032718]
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1032718] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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ObjectiveIn Ethiopia, women's dietary diversity is low, primarily due to poor food availability and access, both at home and market level. The present study aimed to describe market access using a new definition called market food diversity (MFD) and estimate the impact of MFD, crop and livestock diversity on dietary diversity among women enrolled in the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) trial.DesignBaseline cross-sectional data collected from November 2016 to January 2017 were used for the analysis. Availability of foods in markets was assessed at the village level and categorized into nine food groups similar to the dietary diversity index for women. Bivariate and multivariate mixed-effects regression analyses were conducted, adjusted for clustering at the village level.SettingChicken-producing farmers in rural Ethiopia.ParticipantsWomen (n 2117) aged 15-49 years.ResultsOverall, less than 6 % of women met the minimum dietary diversity (>= 5 food groups) and the most commonly consumed food groups were staples and legumes. Median MFD was 4 food groups (interquartile range: 2-8). Multivariate models indicated that women's dietary diversity differed by livestock diversity, food crop diversity and agroecology, with significant interaction effects between agroecology and MFD.ConclusionsWomen's dietary diversity is poor in Ethiopia. Local markets are variable in food availability across seasons and agroecological zones. The MFD indicator captures this variability, and women who have access to higher MFD in the highland agroecological zone have better dietary diversity. Thus, MFD has the potential to mitigate the effects of environment on women's dietary diversity.
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