Early initiation of complementary feeding practice and its associated factors among children aged 6 to 24 months in Northeast Ethiopia

Even if there is currently no research on food integration practices, there is an unreliable hole in the data for the first motives, especially 6 to 24 months, research at ages varies in different ways, always, but the child's development affects an important part of both the child and the pare...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of health, population and nutrition population and nutrition, 2024-05, Vol.43 (1), p.67-67, Article 67
Hauptverfasser: Wasihun, Yitbarek, Addissie, Getahun, Yigezu, Muluken, Kebede, Natnael
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Even if there is currently no research on food integration practices, there is an unreliable hole in the data for the first motives, especially 6 to 24 months, research at ages varies in different ways, always, but the child's development affects an important part of both the child and the parents. This gap limits our comprehensive knowledge of strategic choices and-their potential impact on children's overall health and well-being. Therefore, the aim of this study was factors shaping complementary feeding for 6 to 24-Month-Olds in Northeast Ethiopia. A community-based survey was conducted in northeastern Ethiopia from June to July 2022. A sample of 409 mothers with infants aged 6 to 24 months was selected using a simple random sampling method. A structured questionnaire was adopted and data were collected by an interviewer. Collected data were entered into Epi Data version 4.6 and subsequently converted to SPSS version 21 for further analysis. Variables with a P-value 
ISSN:2072-1315
1606-0997
2072-1315
DOI:10.1186/s41043-024-00554-y