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dc.contributor.author | Saaka, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Larbi, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mutaru, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-27T14:53:21Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-27T14:53:21Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 20550928 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1419 | - |
dc.description | Research Article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child malnutrition. Previous studies have described complementary feeding practice using single indicators but a combination of indicators is needed to better explain the role of complementary feeding practices in child growth. To adequately quantify appropriate complementary feeding, we used a composite indicator comprising three of the World Health Organization (WHO) core infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators that relate closely to complementary feeding. Methods: A community-based cross sectional cluster survey was carried out in November 2013. The study population comprised mothers/primary caregivers and their children selected using a two-stage cluster sampling procedure. A total of 778 children aged 6–23 months were involved. Results: Of the children aged 6–23 months; 57.3 % met the minimum meal frequency, 35.3 % received minimum dietary diversity (≥4 food groups), 25.2 % had received minimum acceptable diet and only 14.3 % received appropriate complementary feeding. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for cluster sampling showed that children aged 12–23 months were 26.6 times more likely [AOR 26.57; 95 % CI (3.66–193.12)] to receive appropriate complementary feeding compared to children aged 6–8 months. Children who were not bottled-fed were 2.5 times more likely to have been appropriately fed [AOR 2.51; 95 % CI (1.98–6.42)] compared to children who were bottle-fed in the last 24 h prior to study. Conclusions: Findings from this study demonstrate appropriate complementary feeding and caring practices by caregivers remain a challenge for most households in Northern Ghana. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BIO MED CENTRAL | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | vol.2;issue 2 | - |
dc.subject | Appropriate complementary feeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Dietary diversity | en_US |
dc.subject | Meal frequency | en_US |
dc.subject | Acceptable diet | en_US |
dc.subject | Northern Ghana | en_US |
dc.title | MAGNITUDE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROPRIATE COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING AMONG CHILDREN 6–23 MONTHS IN NORTHERN GHANA | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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