Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia

Insufficient dietary intake, micronutrient deficiencies, and infection may result in malnutrition. In Zambia, an estimated 14% of women are vitamin A-deficient, ~50% are anemic, 10% are underweight, and 23% are overweight/obese. A cross-sectional survey determined food and nutrient intakes of random...

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Autores principales: Kaliwile, Chisela, Michelo, Charles, Titcomb, Tyler, Moursi, Mourad, Angel, Moira Donahue, Reinberg, Chelsea, Bwembya, Pheobe, Alders, Robyn, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146764
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author Kaliwile, Chisela
Michelo, Charles
Titcomb, Tyler
Moursi, Mourad
Angel, Moira Donahue
Reinberg, Chelsea
Bwembya, Pheobe
Alders, Robyn
Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.
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Angel, Moira Donahue
Bwembya, Pheobe
Kaliwile, Chisela
Michelo, Charles
Moursi, Mourad
Reinberg, Chelsea
Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.
Titcomb, Tyler
author_facet Kaliwile, Chisela
Michelo, Charles
Titcomb, Tyler
Moursi, Mourad
Angel, Moira Donahue
Reinberg, Chelsea
Bwembya, Pheobe
Alders, Robyn
Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.
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description Insufficient dietary intake, micronutrient deficiencies, and infection may result in malnutrition. In Zambia, an estimated 14% of women are vitamin A-deficient, ~50% are anemic, 10% are underweight, and 23% are overweight/obese. A cross-sectional survey determined food and nutrient intakes of randomly selected Zambian women (n = 530) of reproductive age (15–49 years). Dietary intake data were collected using interactive multiple-pass 24-h recalls. Carbohydrate, fat, protein, and selected micronutrient intakes were estimated. Prevalence of adequate intakes were determined using the estimated average requirement (EAR) cut-point method and comparisons between lactating and non-lactating women were made by two-sample t-tests. The response rate was 98.7%. Overweight/obesity occurred in 20.7% (95% confidence interval (CI: 17.2, 24.5)). Almost all micronutrient intakes were inadequate, with values between 22.3% and 99.9%. Mean iron intake was >EAR, and 8.2% of women tested (12/146, 95% CI: 4.1, 13.0) were anemic (hemoglobin <115 g/L). Calcium intake was higher in lactating than non-lactating women (p = 0.004), but all intakes need improvement. Vitamin intakes in rural Zambian women are inadequate, suggesting a need for health promotion messages to encourage intake of locally available micronutrient-dense foods as well as supplementation, fortification, and biofortification initiatives. Nutritional support is important because maternal nutrition directly impacts child health.
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spelling CGSpace1467642025-12-08T10:29:22Z Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia Kaliwile, Chisela Michelo, Charles Titcomb, Tyler Moursi, Mourad Angel, Moira Donahue Reinberg, Chelsea Bwembya, Pheobe Alders, Robyn Tanumihardjo, Sherry A. nutritional status body mass index nutrient intake retinol nutrition food intake dietary diversity Insufficient dietary intake, micronutrient deficiencies, and infection may result in malnutrition. In Zambia, an estimated 14% of women are vitamin A-deficient, ~50% are anemic, 10% are underweight, and 23% are overweight/obese. A cross-sectional survey determined food and nutrient intakes of randomly selected Zambian women (n = 530) of reproductive age (15–49 years). Dietary intake data were collected using interactive multiple-pass 24-h recalls. Carbohydrate, fat, protein, and selected micronutrient intakes were estimated. Prevalence of adequate intakes were determined using the estimated average requirement (EAR) cut-point method and comparisons between lactating and non-lactating women were made by two-sample t-tests. The response rate was 98.7%. Overweight/obesity occurred in 20.7% (95% confidence interval (CI: 17.2, 24.5)). Almost all micronutrient intakes were inadequate, with values between 22.3% and 99.9%. Mean iron intake was >EAR, and 8.2% of women tested (12/146, 95% CI: 4.1, 13.0) were anemic (hemoglobin <115 g/L). Calcium intake was higher in lactating than non-lactating women (p = 0.004), but all intakes need improvement. Vitamin intakes in rural Zambian women are inadequate, suggesting a need for health promotion messages to encourage intake of locally available micronutrient-dense foods as well as supplementation, fortification, and biofortification initiatives. Nutritional support is important because maternal nutrition directly impacts child health. 2019-02-13 2024-06-21T09:08:39Z 2024-06-21T09:08:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146764 en Open Access MDPI Kaliwile, Chisela; Michelo, Charles; Titcomb, Tyler; Moursi, Mourad; Donahue Angel, Moira; Reinberg, Chelsea; Bwembya, Pheobe; Alders, Robyn; and Tanumihardjo, Sherry. 2019. Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia. Nutrients 11(2): 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020288
spellingShingle nutritional status
body mass index
nutrient intake
retinol
nutrition
food intake
dietary diversity
Kaliwile, Chisela
Michelo, Charles
Titcomb, Tyler
Moursi, Mourad
Angel, Moira Donahue
Reinberg, Chelsea
Bwembya, Pheobe
Alders, Robyn
Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.
Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia
title Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia
title_full Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia
title_fullStr Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia
title_short Dietary intake patterns among lactating and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Zambia
title_sort dietary intake patterns among lactating and non lactating women of reproductive age in rural zambia
topic nutritional status
body mass index
nutrient intake
retinol
nutrition
food intake
dietary diversity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146764
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