Association between Maternal Education and Inappropriate Complementary Feeding Practices in Children Aged 6-24 Months
Inadequate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices continue to be a major cause of childhood under nutrition worldwide [6,7], particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and regions like South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.In South Asia, poor nutrition and inappropriate IYCF are common, with just 39% of children benefiting from early initiation of breastfeeding and only 46% exclusively breastfed [8].Complementary feeding is frequently introduced late or is insufficient in
Authors
- Mohammed Adnan Azam
- Farhtheeba Rahat Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0465-4488)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ARC Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20431/2455-5711.1003005
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00