Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021)
The target 3.2 of Sustainable Development Goals is to put an end to all preventable newborn and child deaths under the age of 5 by 2030, and the prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin level in blood <11 g/dL) among children is a serious health concern in developing nations, such as India. As minimum di...
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| description | The target 3.2 of Sustainable Development Goals is to put an end to all preventable newborn and child deaths under the age of 5 by 2030, and the prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin level in blood <11 g/dL) among children is a serious health concern in developing nations, such as India. As minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is significantly associated with hemoglobin status in children, the current study seeks to identify the association between MDD and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India based on the latest dataset of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted during 2019–2021. A total of 58,345 mother-child pairs of children (aged 6–23 months) and 15–49 years mothers were included in this study. Bivariate statistics and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between MDD and anemia among children in India. It was found that over 79.02% of children aged 6–23 months had anemia. According to the results, children who consumed MDD had a notably lower risk of anemia (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.913; 95% Confidence Interval 0.870–0.959; p < .05). Therefore, the study findings suggest that the government should place greater emphasis on resolving the MDD inadequacies among children to eliminate the burden of anemia in India. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47174cf238384182b146b023fa094e282025-01-23T08:55:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862025-12-0111110.1080/23311886.2024.2438845Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021)Koyel Majumder0Mithun Sarkar1Rahul Mallick2Bikash Barman3Pradip Chouhan4Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga (UGB), Malda, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Geography, University of Gour Banga (UGB), Malda, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Rammohan College, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Geography, Malda Women’s College, Malda, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Geography, University of Gour Banga (UGB), Malda, West Bengal, IndiaThe target 3.2 of Sustainable Development Goals is to put an end to all preventable newborn and child deaths under the age of 5 by 2030, and the prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin level in blood <11 g/dL) among children is a serious health concern in developing nations, such as India. As minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is significantly associated with hemoglobin status in children, the current study seeks to identify the association between MDD and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India based on the latest dataset of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) conducted during 2019–2021. A total of 58,345 mother-child pairs of children (aged 6–23 months) and 15–49 years mothers were included in this study. Bivariate statistics and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between MDD and anemia among children in India. It was found that over 79.02% of children aged 6–23 months had anemia. According to the results, children who consumed MDD had a notably lower risk of anemia (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.913; 95% Confidence Interval 0.870–0.959; p < .05). Therefore, the study findings suggest that the government should place greater emphasis on resolving the MDD inadequacies among children to eliminate the burden of anemia in India.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2438845Anemiaminimum dietary diversitychild healthIndiaHuman GeographySocial Geography |
| spellingShingle | Koyel Majumder Mithun Sarkar Rahul Mallick Bikash Barman Pradip Chouhan Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021) Cogent Social Sciences Anemia minimum dietary diversity child health India Human Geography Social Geography |
| title | Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021) |
| title_full | Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021) |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021) |
| title_short | Unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6–23 months in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–2021) |
| title_sort | unveiling the nexus between minimum dietary diversity and anemia among children aged 6 23 months in india evidence from nfhs 5 2019 2021 |
| topic | Anemia minimum dietary diversity child health India Human Geography Social Geography |
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