Hatice Ikiisik, Beyzanur Ozkaptan, Mustafa Cakir, Isil Maral
Assessment of the general health status of children in Turkey: A community-based cross-sectional study
Child: care, health and development
exclusive breastfeeding period time infants feeding depends breast milk inadequate maternal nutrition period could lead insufficient infant feeding lead childhood undernutrition developmental restrictions evidently burden maternal undernutrition higher resourcelimited countries including ethiopia study aimed assess proportion undernutrition among exclusive breastfeeding mothers associated factors southwest ethiopia study used communitybased crosssectional design study conducted among 442 nursing mothers 10 30 june 2022 participants selected using multistage sampling techniques intervieweradministered structured questionnaire used collect information statistical software epidata version 31 spss version 20 used data entry analysis respectively factors associated undernutrition identified using binary logistic regression analysis bivariable analysis pvalue less 025 used include variable multivariable analysis whereas pvalue less 005 odds ratio used declare independent association 95 confidence interval proportion undernutrition among participants found 248 study area poor intake extra meals adjusted odds ratio 2104 95 confidence interval 1208 3664 poor dietary diversity habits adjusted odds ratio 3605 95 confidence interval 2112 6153 lack nutrition information adjusted odds ratio 1853 95 confidence interval 1070 3212 household food insecurity adjusted odds ratio 4424 95 confidence interval 2639 7417 identified factors enhancing undernutrition among exclusive breastfeeding mothers area quarter exclusive breastfeeding mothers undernourished area poor dietary diversity habits poor intake extra meals lack nutrition information household food insecurity found factors determining undernutrition hence important reinforce nutrition intervention programs including maternal nutrition education counseling