Upul Senarath|Kingsley Agho|D. S. Akram|Sanjeeva Godakandage|Tabish Hazir|Hiranya Jayawickrama|Nira Joshi|Iqbal Kabir|Mansura Khanam|Archana Patel|Yamini Pusdekar|Roy Sk|Indika Siriwardena|Krishna Raj Tiwari|Michael J. Dibley
Comparisons of complementary feeding indicators and associated factors in children aged 6–23 months across five South Asian countries
University of Colombo|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Western Sydney University|University of Sydney|Nepal Development Research Institute|Western Sydney University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Sydney|Government Medical College|Lata Medical Research Foundation|Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|Information and Communication Technology Agency|Lata Medical Research Foundation|University of Sydney|Western Sydney University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Sydney|Western Sydney University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Sydney|Western Sydney University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Western Sydney University|Government Medical College|University of Sydney|Lata Medical Research Foundation|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Western Sydney University|Government Medical College|University of Sydney|Lata Medical Research Foundation|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Western Sydney University|University of Sydney|Lata Medical Research Foundation|Lata Medical Research Foundation|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|University of Sydney|Western Sydney University|Information and Communication Technology Agency|University of Sydney|Western Sydney University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Western Sydney University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Sydney
abstract improving infant young child feeding practices help south asian countries achieve millennium development goal reducing child mortality paper aims compare key indicators complementary feeding determinants children aged 623 months across five south asian countries bangladesh india nepal pakistan sri lanka latest demographic health survey national family health survey india data used analyses confined lastborn children aged 623 months 1728 bangladesh 15 028 india 1428 nepal 2106 sri lanka 443 infants aged 68 months pakistan introduction solid semisolid soft foods minimum dietary diversity minimum meal frequency minimum acceptable diet significant determinants compared across countries minimum dietary diversity among children aged 623 months ranged 15 india 71 sri lanka nepal 34 bangladesh 42 minimum acceptable diet among breastfed children 9 india 32 nepal 40 bangladesh 68 sri lanka consistent determinants inappropriate complementary feeding practices across countries lack maternal education lower household wealth limited exposure media inadequate antenatal care lack postnatal contacts health workers among predictors inappropriate feeding overall complementary feeding practices among children aged 623 months need improvement south asian countries intensive interventions necessary targeting groups supoptimal practices programmes cover entire populations continued