Understanding Dietary Intake Behavior of Women in India: A Latent Class Approach
Understanding Dietary Intake Behavior of Women in India: A Latent Class Approach
A recent development of the Indian National Family Health Survey is the collection of food consumption data from ever-married women aged 15-49 years. This study investigates the underlying complex dietary intake patterns among women using latent class models and examines its association with selected characteristics. Based on different combination of food intake frequency, a five component latent class solution was obtained which disaggregated the sample (N=90,180) into different groups representing very high mixed diet (26%), high and moderate (21% each), low and very low mixed diet (16% each). Demographic, spatial, socioeconomic and cultural dimensions of diet mixing behavior are further explored.
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton
Padmadas, Sabu S.
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Dias, José G.
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Willekens, Frans
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2003
Padmadas, Sabu S.
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Dias, José G.
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Willekens, Frans
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Padmadas, Sabu S., Dias, José G. and Willekens, Frans
(2003)
Understanding Dietary Intake Behavior of Women in India: A Latent Class Approach
(S3RI Applications and Policy Working Papers, A03/15)
Southampton, UK.
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton
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A recent development of the Indian National Family Health Survey is the collection of food consumption data from ever-married women aged 15-49 years. This study investigates the underlying complex dietary intake patterns among women using latent class models and examines its association with selected characteristics. Based on different combination of food intake frequency, a five component latent class solution was obtained which disaggregated the sample (N=90,180) into different groups representing very high mixed diet (26%), high and moderate (21% each), low and very low mixed diet (16% each). Demographic, spatial, socioeconomic and cultural dimensions of diet mixing behavior are further explored.
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Published date: 2003
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José G. Dias
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Frans Willekens
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