ASSOCIATED fACTORS OF INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING PRACTICE JIDALI MCH IN ERIGAVO DISTRICTY SANAG SOMALIA

ABSTRACT Infant and young child feeding practice is an intervention which can have a significant impact on reducing mortality and morbidity in young children. In fact, broad coverage of breastfeeding and complementary feeding interventions can reduce up to 20% of deaths in young children. IYCF indicators for Somalia are significant sub-optimal which means that Somali children do not get the best start in life. The potential negative impact of under nutrition during this critical period is not limited to childhood life rather it diminishes the individual level of productivity during adulthood, negatively affecting the future social and economic development of countries and leading the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition. In Somalia major contributor to their deaths is poor breastfeeding practices and inadequate complimentary foods. The risk of death from diarrhea of partially breastfed infants 0-6 months of age was 8.6 times more risk than exclusively breastfed children .poor infant and young feeding practice caused saver malnutrition in Somalia than other country.the study aimed To determine the infant and young child feeding practice in jidali mch erigavo sanag Somalia in 2023. A sample size of 46 women visited mch was targeted with the first respondent being randomly selected and there after systemaic sampling was used until the required sample was reached. Data were collected using researcher administered questionnaires and focus group discussion guide. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS and summarized using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means and percentages.