Socio-economic inequalities in and factors associated with minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months in South Asia: a decomposition analysis

Conclusion Inequality in the prevalence of MDD favours the affluent. Health policy and intervention design should prioritise minimising socioeconomic inequalities concerning the MDD. In addition, policy-makers should prioritise the associated factors of MDD such as education, wealth status, employment, media exposure while designing intervention or policies.

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Source: BMJ Open - December 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rahman, M. A., Kundu, S., Rashid, H. O., Tohan, M. M., Islam, M. A. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research