Low levels and determinants of appropriate complementary feeding practices among children aged 6–23 months from Tigray, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Appropriate complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months remain unacceptably low in Tigray. Recommendations to improve nutrition outcomes include counselling on age-appropriate complementary feeding, education for girls and women, targeting families through food security initiatives, provision of nutrition education on appropriate complementary feeding practices during ANC visits, supporting mothers to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of delivery and crafting context-based messaging for rural families.
Authors
- Afework Mulugeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-4363)
- Meseret Abay
- Alessandra N. Bazzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8299-2626)
- Haftom Temesgen Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6769-210X)
- Desta Gebreyohannes
- Getachew Redae
- Mebrahten Gebremariam
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Mekelle University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080794
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.86