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Measuring dietary diversity in rural Burkina Faso: comparison of a 1-day and a 3-day dietary recall

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  • M Savy

    (IRD (Occitanie) - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD en Occitanie), NALIS - Nutrition, alimentation, sociétés)

  • Y Martin-Prével
  • P Traissac

    (NALIS - Nutrition, alimentation, sociétés, IRD (Occitanie) - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD en Occitanie))

  • F Delpeuch

    (NALIS - Nutrition, alimentation, sociétés, IRD (Occitanie) - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD en Occitanie))

Abstract

Objectives: To compare dietary diversity scores measured over a 1-day and a 3-day period, and to assess their relationships with socioeconomic characteristics and the nutritional status of rural African women. Design: A qualitative dietary recall allowed calculation of a dietary diversity score (DDS; number of food groups consumed out of a total of nine). Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BFP) were used to assess the nutritional status of women. Setting and subjects: A representative sample of 550 mothers in northeast Burkina Faso. Results: The DDS increased from 3.5 to 4.4 when calculated from a 1-day or a 3-day recall (P , 0.0001), although for the latter the DDS was affected by memory bias. The DDS calculated from a 1-day recall was higher when a market day occurred during the recall period. Both scores were linked to the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the women. Women in the lowest DDS tertile calculated from the 1-day recall had a mean BMI of 20.5 kg m 22 and 17.7% of them were underweight, versus 21.6 kg m 22 and 3.5% for those in the highest tertile (P ¼ 0.0003 and 0.0007, respectively). The DDS calculated from the 1-day recall was also linked to mean BFP; all these links remained significant after adjustment for confounders. For the 3-day period, no such relationships were found to be significant after adjustment. Conclusion: The DDS calculated from a 1-day dietary recall was sufficient to predict the women's nutritional status. In such a context attention should be paid to market days.

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  • M Savy & Y Martin-Prével & P Traissac & F Delpeuch, 2007. "Measuring dietary diversity in rural Burkina Faso: comparison of a 1-day and a 3-day dietary recall," Post-Print hal-03740604, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03740604
    DOI: 10.1017/s1368980007219627
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    1. Burggraf, Christine, 2017. "Russian demand for dietary quality: Nutrition transition, diet quality measurement, and health investment theory," Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Transition Economies, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), volume 86, number 86.
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    3. Burggraf, Christine, 2017. "Russian demand for dietary quality: Nutrition transition, diet quality measurement, and health investment theory," Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Transition Economies 269539, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO).
    4. Abebaw Gedef Azene & Abiba Mihret Aragaw & Habtamu Tilaye Wubetie & Gizachew Tadesse Wassie & Gebiyaw Wudie Tsegaye & Muluwork Ayele Derebe & Habitamu Dessie Mitiku, 2021. "Dietary diversity among pregnant women and associated factors in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(6), pages 1-20, June.
    5. Emily S Darling, 2014. "Assessing the Effect of Marine Reserves on Household Food Security in Kenyan Coral Reef Fishing Communities," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(11), pages 1-20, November.

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