Maternal dietary diversity decreases with household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh: A longitudinal analysis1-3

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2109-2116

  Na, Muzi ^a   Mehra, Sucheta ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   Ali, Hasmot ^a,b   Shaikh, Saijuddin ^a,b   Shamim, Abu Ahmed ^a,b,c   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Klemm, Rolf D W ^a,c   Wu, Lee S F ^a   West, Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JiVitA Project of Johns Hopkins University   (Bangladesh)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dietary diversity; Food insecurity; Pregnancy and lactation; South Asia

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE OIL; IRON INTAKE;

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LEGUME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEAT; NUT; RURAL AREA; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; IRON INTAKE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015317040     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.234229     Document Type: Article

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