{
  "abstract": "Introduction Lactating mothers in low-income countries frequently experience low dietary diversity and inadequate vitamin A-rich food consumption. This can lead to micronutrient deficiencies, which increase the risk of intergenerational malnutrition and mortality. Regardless of this, there is limited research on dietary diversity and vitamin A-rich food consumption among lactating mothers in the study area.Objective To assess the prevalence of dietary diversity, adequate vitamin A-rich food consumption and associated factors among lactating mothers in Arba Minch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia.Study design A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed.Setting and participants This study was conducted among 410 randomly selected lactating mothers from the Arba Minch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia.Primary and secondary outcomes The data were collected by trained data collectors through a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Bivariate logistic regression was conducted to select candidate variables, and a multivariable logistic regression model was used to assess the association. A p value<0.05 with corresponding 95% CI was used to test statistical significance.Results The prevalence of minimum dietary diversity was 44.1% (95% CI 39.3% to 48.9%); family size (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.92; 95% CI 1.09 to 3.397), meal frequency (AOR 3.43, 95% CI 1.69 to 6.95), home gardening (AOR=3.56; 95% CI 1.99 to 6.37), postnatal care follow-up (AOR=2.73, 95% CI 1.54–4.837) and food security (AOR=2.067; 95% CI 1.237 to 3.45) were significantly associated with dietary diversity among lactating mothers. Adequate consumption of vitamin A-rich food was 24.6% (95% CI 20.5% to 28.9%); educational status (AOR=3.604; 95% CI 1.635 to 7.94), antenatal care follow-up (AOR=2.73; 95% CI 1.03 to 7.28) and home gardening (AOR=2.21; 95% CI 1.11 to 4.34) were significantly associated with it.Conclusion Nearly half of the lactating mothers in the study area achieved the minimum dietary diversity; family size, meal frequency, home gardening, postnatal care and food security were factors significantly associated. Almost one-fourth of the mothers consumed adequate vitamin A-rich food; educational status, antenatal care follow-up and home gardening were significantly associated with it.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"
      ],
      "name": "Mehert Kitaw Gebretsadik"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"
      ],
      "name": "Darik Temesgen Assefa"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"
      ],
      "name": "Samuel Alemu Bamboro"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"
      ],
      "name": "Nigus Kabtu Belete"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"
      ],
      "name": "Mustafa Glagn Abdilwohab"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia",
        "Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent, Belgium"
      ],
      "name": "Muluken Bekele Sorrie"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Dietary diversity, adequate vitamin A-rich food consumption and their associated factors among lactating mothers in South Ethiopia: a food frequency questionnaire-based study",
  "uid": "311650fb-ffaa-5336-a0e9-bd4edbc8efc4"
}