title: Dietary Habits of Female Urban Slum-dwellers in Mumbai.
abstract: RESEARCH QUESTION: Intakes of micronutrient-rich foods are low among women of child-bearing age living in slums. We investigated relationships between consumption of these foods and socio-demographic variables.  METHODOLOGY: A 91-item Food Frequency Questionnaire was administered to women (n=1651) aged 16-40 yrs living in a Mumbai slum. We identified associations between categorical demographic variables and consumption frequency of these foods using chi-square tests. Associations with age and body mass index were investigated using one-way ANOVAs.  RESULTS: A quarter of women ate fruit and green leafy vegetables < 3 times per week, Apart from in tea, median consumption of milk and milk products was < twice a week, 16% never consumed non-vegetarian foods. Median consumption of non-vegetarian foods was 4.5 times per week. Women employed in unskilled jobs and those whose husbands had skilled occupations ate green leafy vegetables more frequently. Participants educated to tertiary level consumed fruit and milk most frequently (p<0.05).
authors: Mumbai Maternal Nutrition Project, Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai.
authors: Harsha
authors: H
authors: Chopra
authors: Purvi
authors: P
authors: Chheda
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Kehoe
authors: Vijaya
authors: V
authors: Taskar
authors: Nick
authors: N
authors: Brown
authors: Devi
authors: D
authors: Shivashankaran
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Subbulakshmi
authors: Shobha
authors: S
authors: Rao
authors: Meera
authors: M
authors: Gandhi
authors: Priyadarshini
authors: P
authors: Muley-Lotankar
authors: Ramesh
authors: R
authors: Potdar
authors: Barrie
authors: B
authors: Margetts
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Fall
keywords: India; diet; fruit; green leafy vegetable; milk; slum
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