Nira Joshi|Kingsley Agho|Michael J. Dibley|Upul Senarath|Krishna Raj Tiwari
Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in Nepal: secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006
Nepal Development Research Institute|Western Sydney University|University of Sydney|Community Medical Center|University of Colombo|NLR Nepal
abstract inappropriate complementary feeding increases risk undernutrition illness mortality infants children study uses subsample 1428 children 623 months nepal demographic health survey ndhs 2006 2006 ndhs multistage cluster sample survey complementary feeding indicators estimated according 2008 world health organization recommendations rate introduction solid semisolid soft foods infants aged 68 months 70 minimum meal frequency minimum dietary diversity rates 82 34 respectively minimum acceptable diet breastfed infants 32 multivariate analysis indicated working mothers mothers primary education significantly less likely give complementary foods meet dietary diversity minimum meal frequency minimum acceptable diet children living poor households significantly less likely meet minimum dietary diversity minimum acceptable diet mothers adequate exposure media ie watch television listen radio almost every day significantly likely meet minimum dietary diversity meal frequency infants aged 611 months significantly less likely meet minimum acceptable diet adjusted odds ratio 313 confidence interval ci 216453 meet minimum meal frequency adjusted 446 ci 267746 conclusion complementary feeding rates nepal inadequate except minimum meal frequency planning promotion activities improve appropriate complementary feeding practices focus illiterate mothers living poor households exposed media