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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Comparisons of complementary feeding indicators and associated factors in children aged 6-23 months across five South Asian countries
Maternal and Child Nutrition, Volume 8, No. SUPPL. 1, Year 2012
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Improving infant and young child feeding practices will help South Asian countries achieve the Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality. This paper aims to compare key indicators of complementary feeding and their determinants in children aged 6-23 months across five South Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The latest Demographic and Health Survey and National Family Health Survey India data were used. The analyses were confined to last-born children aged 6-23 months - 1728 in Bangladesh, 15028 in India, 1428 in Nepal, 2106 in Sri Lanka and 443 infants aged 6-8 months in Pakistan. Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods, minimum dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency and minimum acceptable diet, and their significant determinants were compared across the countries. Minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months ranged from 15% in India to 71% in Sri Lanka, with Nepal (34%) and Bangladesh (42%) in between. Minimum acceptable diet among breastfed children was 9% in India, 32% in Nepal, 40% in Bangladesh and 68% in Sri Lanka. The most consistent determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices across all countries were the lack of maternal education and lower household wealth. Limited exposure to media, inadequate antenatal care and lack of post-natal contacts by health workers were among predictors of inappropriate feeding. Overall, complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months need improvement in all South Asian countries. More intensive interventions are necessary targeting the groups with sup-optimal practices, while programmes that cover entire populations are being continued. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Senarath, Upul
Sri Lanka, Colombo
University of Colombo
Agho, Kingsley Emwinyore
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Hazir, Tabish
Pakistan, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Kabir, Iqbal A.K.M.
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Khanam, Mansura
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Patel, Archana Behram
India, Nagpur
Government Medical College Nagpur
India, Nagpur
Lata Medical Research Foundation
Pusdekar, Yamini Vinod
India, Nagpur
Lata Medical Research Foundation
Roy, S. K.
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Dibley, Michael John
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Statistics
Citations: 177
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00370.x
ISSN:
17408709
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative