Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China
The aim of this study was to document the dietary diversity status of preschool children in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China and examine its associated factors both at home and in preschools. A cross-sectional study including 1328 preschool children aged three or five ye...
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| author | Bi, Jieying Liu, Chengfang Li, Shaoping He, Zhenya Chen, Kevin Z. Luo, Renfu Wang, Zimeiyi Yu, Yanying Xu, Haiquan |
| author_browse | Bi, Jieying Chen, Kevin Z. He, Zhenya Li, Shaoping Liu, Chengfang Luo, Renfu Wang, Zimeiyi Xu, Haiquan Yu, Yanying |
| author_facet | Bi, Jieying Liu, Chengfang Li, Shaoping He, Zhenya Chen, Kevin Z. Luo, Renfu Wang, Zimeiyi Yu, Yanying Xu, Haiquan |
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| description | The aim of this study was to document the dietary diversity status of preschool children in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China and examine its associated factors both at home and in preschools. A cross-sectional study including 1328 preschool children aged three or five years from two nationally designated poverty counties in Hunan Province was conducted. A dietary diversity score (DDS) was constructed to measure the dietary patterns based on the 24 h recall method. The mean DDS among the sample children was 5.77 (95% confidence interval: 5.70–5.83, range 1 to 9) with a standard deviation of 1.22. Both household characteristics (including the education level of the child’s primary caregiver and the nutritional knowledge of the caregiver) and preschool factors (including the nutritional knowledge of the child’s preschool principal and teachers, nutritional training to children, and the preschool kitchen manager) were positively associated with children’s DDS. The dietary diversity status of children in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China is much lower than that of their peers in other areas. Nutritional education should be provided to caregivers, preschool staff, and children to narrow the gap |
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| spelling | CGSpace1467622025-12-08T10:29:22Z Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China Bi, Jieying Liu, Chengfang Li, Shaoping He, Zhenya Chen, Kevin Z. Luo, Renfu Wang, Zimeiyi Yu, Yanying Xu, Haiquan child nutrition rural poverty nutrition education preschool children nutrition developing countries ethnic groups poverty rural areas minority groups dietary diversity The aim of this study was to document the dietary diversity status of preschool children in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China and examine its associated factors both at home and in preschools. A cross-sectional study including 1328 preschool children aged three or five years from two nationally designated poverty counties in Hunan Province was conducted. A dietary diversity score (DDS) was constructed to measure the dietary patterns based on the 24 h recall method. The mean DDS among the sample children was 5.77 (95% confidence interval: 5.70–5.83, range 1 to 9) with a standard deviation of 1.22. Both household characteristics (including the education level of the child’s primary caregiver and the nutritional knowledge of the caregiver) and preschool factors (including the nutritional knowledge of the child’s preschool principal and teachers, nutritional training to children, and the preschool kitchen manager) were positively associated with children’s DDS. The dietary diversity status of children in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China is much lower than that of their peers in other areas. Nutritional education should be provided to caregivers, preschool staff, and children to narrow the gap 2019-03-13 2024-06-21T09:08:39Z 2024-06-21T09:08:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146762 en Open Access MDPI Bi, Jieying; Liu, Chengfang; Li, Shaoping; He, Zhenya; Chen, Kevin Z.; Luo, Renfu; Wang, Zimeiyi; Yu, Yanying; and Xu, Haiquan. 2019. Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China. Nutrients 11(3): 558. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11030558 |
| spellingShingle | child nutrition rural poverty nutrition education preschool children nutrition developing countries ethnic groups poverty rural areas minority groups dietary diversity Bi, Jieying Liu, Chengfang Li, Shaoping He, Zhenya Chen, Kevin Z. Luo, Renfu Wang, Zimeiyi Yu, Yanying Xu, Haiquan Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China |
| title | Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China |
| title_full | Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China |
| title_fullStr | Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China |
| title_short | Dietary diversity among preschoolers: A cross-sectional study in poor, rural, and ethnic minority areas of Central South China |
| title_sort | dietary diversity among preschoolers a cross sectional study in poor rural and ethnic minority areas of central south china |
| topic | child nutrition rural poverty nutrition education preschool children nutrition developing countries ethnic groups poverty rural areas minority groups dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146762 |
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