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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Are dietary diversity scores related to the socio-economic and anthropometric status of women living in an urban area in Burkina Faso?
Public Health Nutrition, Volume 11, No. 2, Year 2008
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Objectives: To study dietary diversity and its relationship with socio-economic and nutritional characteristics of women in an urban Sahelian context. Design: A qualitative dietary recall was performed over a 24-h period. Dietary diversity scores (DDS = number of food groups consumed) were calculated from a list of nine food groups (DDS-9) or from a list of 22 food groups (DDS-22) which detailed both micronutrient- and energy-dense foods more extensively. Body mass index (BMI), mid upper-arm circumference and body fat percentage were used to assess the nutritional status of the women. Setting and subjects: Five hundred and fifty-seven women randomly selected in two districts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Results: The mean DDS-9 and DDS-22 were 4.9 ± 1.0 and 6.5 ± 1.8 food groups, respectively. In the high tertile of DDS-22, more women consumed fatty and sweetened foods, fresh fish, non-fatty meat and vitamin-A-rich fruits and vegetables. The DDS-9 was not associated with the women's socio-economic characteristics whereas the DDS-22 was higher when the women were younger, richer and had received at least a minimum education. Mean BMI of the women was 24.2 ± 4.9 kg m-2 and 37% of them were overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg m-2). Neither the DDS-9 nor the DDS-22 was associated with the women's anthropometric status, even though there was a trend towards fewer overweight women in the lowest tertile of DDS-22. Conclusion: In this urban area, the qualitative measurement of dietary diversity is not sufficient to identify women at risk of under- or overweight. © 2007 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Savy, Mathilde
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Martin-Prevel, Y.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement Ouagadougou
Danel, P.
France, Palaiseau
Agroparistech
Traissac, Pierre
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Dabiré, Hb
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut Supérieur Des Sciences de la Population Issp
Delpeuch, Francis
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Statistics
Citations: 75
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1368980007000043
e-ISSN:
14752727
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Burkina Faso
Participants Gender
Female