@article{fdi:010077434,
  title = {{C}hanges in women's dietary diversity before and during pregnancy in {S}outhern {B}enin},
  author = {{D}jossinou, {D}. {R}. {A}. and {S}avy, {M}athilde and {F}anou-{F}ogny, {N}. and {L}andais, {E}dwige and {A}ccrombessi, {M}. and {B}riand, {V}al{\'e}rie and {Y}ovo, {E}. and {H}ounhouigan, {D}. {J}. and {G}artner, {A}gn{\`e}s and {M}artin-{P}r{\'e}vel, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}ietary diversity before and during pregnancy is crucial to ensure optimal foetal health and development. {W}e carried out a cohort study of women of reproductive age living in the {S}o-{A}va and {A}bomey-{C}alavi districts ({S}outhern {B}enin) to investigate women's changes in dietary diversity and identify their determinants both before and during pregnancy. {N}onpregnant women were enrolled (n = 1214) and followed up monthly until they became pregnant (n = 316), then every 3 months during pregnancy. {O}ne 24-hr dietary recall was administered before conception and during each trimester of pregnancy. {W}omen's dietary diversity scores ({WDDS}) were computed, defined as the number of food groups out of a list of 10 consumed by the women during the past 24 hr. {T}he analysis included 234 women who had complete data. {M}ixed-effects linear regression models were used to examine changes in the {WDDS} over the entire follow-up, while controlling for the season, subdistrict, socio-demographic, and economic factors. {A}t preconception, the mean {WDDS} was low (4.3 +/- 1.1 food groups), and the diet was mainly composed of cereals, oils, vegetables, and fish. {T}he mean {WDDS} did not change during pregnancy and was equally low at all trimesters. {P}arity and household wealth index were positively associated with the {WDDS} before and during pregnancy in the multivariate analysis. {A}dditional research is needed to better understand perceptions of food consumption among populations, and more importantly, efforts must be made to encourage women and communities in {B}enin to improve the diversity of their diets before and during pregnancy.},
  keywords = {{B}enin ; dietary diversity ; preconception ; pregnancy ; nutrition ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}aternal and {C}hild {N}utrition},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {e12906 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {1740-8695},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1111/mcn.12906},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077434},
}