Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Bahir Dar University, Bahir dar, Ethiopia
Research Article
Author(s): Abulu Waga Dinka*, Guta Cheru and Tadesse Kebebe
Purpose
Children's malnutrition is a major health concern in many developing countries including Ethiopia. Appropriate practices of infant and young child feeding practices including complementary feeding are critically important to improve this problem according to a recommendation by the World health organization. This study aimed to assess complementary feeding practices among mothers and caregivers of children aged 6-23 months in the Meta Robi district.
Methods And Finding
Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Meta Robi district, Oromia region between Februarys and March 2018. Accordingly, a total of 625 mothers of children aged 6 to 23 months were included in the study. The proportion of timely introduction of complementary feeding among children 6-23 months of age was 459(73.4%) whereas appropriate complementary feedin.. View More»