Accordingly, the national recommendation is that consumption of four or more food groups from the seven food groups, namely: grains, roots and tubers legumes and nuts dairy products flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry and organ meats) eggs vitamin A (VA) rich fruits and vegetables other fruits and vegetables within the previous 24 hours. ‘The MDD score for children 6–23 months old is a population-level indicator designed by the World Health Organization to assess diet diversity as part of infant and young child feeding practices among children 6–23 months old’. The problem is much higher in LMICs, and few empirical studies showed that in 2018, only 29% of children aged 6–23 months were fed the minimum diversified diet (MDD) in Ethiopia. Īccording to the United Nations Children’s Fund 2019 report, around 340 million children worldwide suffered from hidden hunger caused by MN deficiencies. Notably, MNs are critical during the first 1000 days of a child’s life adequate nutrition during this period promotes healthy growth and development, but less attention has been given to MN. Furthermore, MN deficiency contribute to debilitating consequences, like stunting, wasting, weak immunity, and delay in cognitive development. Although MNs are only needed in small quantities, their absence from diet negatively affects children’s survival and development.

The essential MNs needed for life include iron, zinc, calcium, iodine, manganese, chromium, copper, fluoride, and vitamins. Micronutrient (MN) deficiency among children is recognised as a global public health problem, and it is worse in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in Ethiopia. Intra-class Correlation Coefficients MDD, This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.ĭata Availability: The data used in this study are from the Ethiopia Demographic, and Health Survey 2016 and can be requested from the MEASURE DHS available at using the details in the Materials and methods section of the paper.įunding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.Įthiopian Demographic and Health Survey FAO,įood and Agriculture Organizations FMoH, Received: Accepted: OctoPublished: October 22, 2021Ĭopyright: © 2021 Gebremedhin et al. PLoS ONE 16(10):Įditor: Mary Hamer Hodges, Helen Keller International, SIERRA LEONE Citation: Gebremedhin T, Aschalew AY, Tsehay CT, Dellie E, Atnafu A (2021) Micronutrient intake status and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in the emerging regions of Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey.

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