Minimum meal frequency and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the demographic and health survey data
Less than forty percent of infants and young children in SSA receive the minimum recommended meal frequency, which is relatively low. This presents a notable difficulty in efforts to prevent malnutrition and attain sustainable development goals related to health and nutrition on the continent. Therefore, priority should be given to empowering women, promoting breastfeeding and postnatal check-ups, targeting infants who just started complementary feeding, and spreading information through media.
Authors
- Solomon Tesfaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1190-1472)
- Beminate Lemma Seifu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9278-6826)
- Tsion Mulat Tebeje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-2095)
- Kusse Urmale Mare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8522-1504)
- Girum Shibeshi Argaw
- Fantu Mamo Aragaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-077X)
- Binyam Tariku Seboka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-5986)
- Mesfin Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-0091)
Institutions
- Samara University (ET)
- Jigjiga University (ET)
- Dilla University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1468701
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93