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Journal Article
Women empowerment and dietary diversity among Tripura Tribal women in Bangladesh
2026
Overview
The empowerment of women is a global concern with significant implications both for individual well-being and societal progress. This study assessed the status of women's empowerment and its relationship with dietary diversity among Tripura ethnic women in Khagrachari district, Bangladesh.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 230 randomly selected reproductive-aged women with a predesigned questionnaire. Significant relationships between socio-economic characteristics, women's empowerment, women's role in household food management, and Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) were examined by performing binary logistic regression analysis with the aid of Stata/MP 16.0 software.
The study findings revealed that only 13.9% (32) of the Tripura tribal women are empowered, with a mean aggregated empowerment score of 0.51 ± 0.24. Dietary assessment showed that 25% of the respondents consumed fewer than five food groups, while 15% reported no intake of Animal Source Foods (ASFs). Furthermore, several factors appear to be associated with dietary diversity and ASFs consumption of women including education, (AOR = 3.80, 95% CI: 1.66-8.69; AOR = 3.04, 95% CI: 1.23-7.48), household structure, (AOR = 4.93, 95% CI: 2.24-10.87; AOR = 3.16, 95% CI: 1.32-7.57) and meal preparation roles (ASFs; AOR = 3.30, 95% CI: 1.12-9.75). Notably, empowered women had 10.53 times higher odds (AOR = 10.53, 95% CI: 1.40-79.10) of achieving greater DDS compared to their disempowered counterparts.
These findings highlight the importance of enhancing women's empowerment, improving female education, and addressing household decision-making roles when designing nutrition interventions for tribal women.
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
