加纳Bosomtwe地区妇女的饮食多样性和营养充足度,加纳
Charles Apprey1, Hammond Yaw Addae1,2, Grace Boateng1
1Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Maternal & child nutrition
|October 23, 2024
概括
妇女的饮食多样性评分 (W-DDS) 有效地表明了城市周边加纳的营养充足度. 这一发现支持使用W-DDS来追踪消除生育年龄妇女营养不良的进展.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 营养 公共卫生 营养
- 营养流行病学 营养流行病学
- 可持续发展目标 可持续发展目标
背景情况:
- 到2030年终止生育年龄妇女 (WRA) 的营养不良是全球优先事项.
- 准确的营养摄入数据对于监测进展至关重要,但在加纳有限.
- 妇女的饮食多样性评分 (W-DDS) 被用作营养充足度的代理值.
研究的目的:
- 评估W-DDS与WRA中的营养充足率 (NAR) 之间的关联.
- 评估城市周边加纳地区平均营养充足率 (MAR) 的决定因素.
主要方法:
- 一项以社区为基础的横截面研究,涉及加纳Bosomtwe区的407名WRA.
- 收集了关于人类学,粮食不安全,社会人口统计和24小时饮食召回的数据.
- 对21种营养素进行评估,以确定NAR和MAR.
主要成果:
- 在W-DDS和MAR之间发现了显著的积极关联 (β=0.404,p<0.001),支持W-DDS作为代理.
- 对于维生素C,维生素A,和等微量营养素,观察到低NAR.
- 种族 (β=0.110,p=0.006) 和体重指数 (β=0.189,p<0.001) 是MAR的重要决定因素.
结论:
- W-DDS是一个有效的代理指标,用于评估WRA在郊区环境中的营养充足度.
- 营养策略应考虑种族多样性,并纳入减肥措施.
- 解决单调的,基于碳水化合物的饮食对于改善微量营养素摄入量至关重要.
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