Prevalence And Predictors Of Infant And Young Child Feeding Practices In Sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.authorAboagye, R.G.
dc.contributor.authorAhinkorah, B.O.
dc.contributor.authorCadri, A.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T15:34:44Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T15:34:44Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of minimum dietary diversity (MDD), minimum meal frequency (MMF) and minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods: A sample of 87,672 mother-child pairs from the 2010–2020 Demographic and Health Surveys of 32 countries in the SSA were used. A multilevel binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to examine the predictors of MDD, MMF, and MAD. Percentages and adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to present the findings. Results: The prevalence of MDD, MMF, and MAD in SSA were 25.3% (95% CI 21.7 to 28.9), 41.2% (95% CI 38.8 to 43.6), and 13.3% (95% CI 11.6 to 15.0), respectively. Children aged 18–23 months were more likely to have MDD and MAD, but less likely to have MMF. Children of mothers with higher education levels were more likely to have MDD, MMF, and MAD. Children who were delivered in a health facility were more likely to have MDD and MAD but less likely to have MMF. Conclusions: Following the poor state of complementary feeding practices for infants and young children, the study recommends that regional and national policies on food and nutrition security and maternal and child nutrition and health should follow the internationally recommended guidelines in promoting, protecting, and supporting age-appropriate complementary foods and feeding practices for infants and young children.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad022
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41220
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Healthen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectcomplementary feedingen_US
dc.subjectsub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence And Predictors Of Infant And Young Child Feeding Practices In Sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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