Tefera Chane Mekonnen|Shimelash Bitew Workie|Tesfa Mekonen|Wubalem Fekadu
Meal frequency and dietary diversity feeding practices among children 6–23 months of age in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia
Wollo University|Wolaita Sodo University|Bahir Dar University|Bahir Dar University
child feeding practices multidimensional change rapidly within short age intervals suboptimal complementary feeding practices contribute rapid increase prevalence undernutrition children age 623 months information child feeding practices among urban resident limited ethiopia aim measure minimum meal frequency dietary diversity associated factors among children 623 months age wolaita sodo ethiopiaa communitybased crosssectional study carried select 623 motherscaregivers 623 months children reside wolaita sodo town using systematic sampling march 02 20 2015 intervieweradministered questionnaire used gather information sociodemographic child feeding practices healthrelated characteristics data entered epidata version 302 transported spss version 21 analysis binary logistic regression used see association outcome variables explanatory variables multivariable logistic regression performed identify independent predictors minimum dietary diversity meal frequencythe study revealed percentage 623 months children meet recommended level minimum dietary diversity meal frequency 273 689 respectively motherscaregivers housewives government employees feed children diversified foods compared mothers private workers compared children 1723 months age children age group 68 911 months better probability meet minimum dietary diversity governmentemployed illiterate mothers less likely feed children fulfil minimum requirement meal frequency children age 911 months also less likely fed frequentlyeven though study showed better progress compared national prevalence complementary feeding practices child feeding practices study area inadequate achieving infant young child feeding recommendations strengthening available strategies creating new intervention measures improve socioeconomic status maternal literacy occupation opportunity better practices child feedings compulsory actions government policymakers