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Knowledge and Practices of Complementary Feeding Among Mothers/Caregivers of Children Age 6 to 23 Months in Horo Woreda, Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Neme, Kumera Olika, Ebisa |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | An appropriate diet is a critical component for proper growth and development of children. Complementary feeding for children is not commonly well practiced in developing countries like Ethiopia, especially for the rural communities. Therefore, this study was designed to assess knowledge and practices of complementary feeding among mothers/caregivers of children age 6 to 23 months in Horo Woreda./ caregivers. Dietary diversity score was assessed using a 24-hour recall method. Binary logistic regression was carried out to see the variables that associated with complementary feeding practices by using SPSS version 20.0. A P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. About 40% of mothers/ caregivers initiated timely complementary feeding while 60% mothers/caregivers did not. Additionally, a high proportion (65.80%) of the study participants had low dietary diversity score and 34.20% had minimum dietary diversity score. Mothers who had education status of primary school were 66.7% less likely to initiate complementary feeding compared to those mothers/caregivers who had the educational status of high school and above (COR=0.333(95%CI=0.56 up to 0.712). In addition to these mothers/caregivers who had one child were 1.73 more likely to initiate complementary feeding compared to who had two and above (COR=1.73;95CF=1.02-2.974). The results indicated that more than half the caregivers in the study area not timely initiated complementary feeding. A high percentage of children also didn’t get minimum dietary diversity score. Therefore, nutrition education should be given to communities to improve the knowledge, attitude, and practices of mothers/caregivers towards complementary feeding and dietary diversity score. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://innovationinfo.org/articles/JBRR0103.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
