Individual and community level determinants of minimum meal frequency among breastfeeding children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2019 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey data

Minimum meal frequency is a proxy for meeting energy requirements and it is a key indicator of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice. According to this study finding, the prevalence of MMF among 6-23-month children in Ethiopia was found to be low. The study also suggest that time of breastfeeding initiation, women's educational level, household wealth index, and contextual region were factors significantly associated with MMF. It is recommended that IYCF strategies should be implemented widely through women's education and empowerment and promoting early initiation of breast feeding to increase the proportion of children to be fed with MMF appropriate for their age.