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Determinants of suboptimal complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in seven francophone West African countries.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition; Oct2015 Supplement 1, Vol. 11, p31-52, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Suboptimal complementary feeding practices play a crucial role in the health and development of children. The objective of this research paper was to identify factors associated with suboptimal complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in seven francophone West African countries, namely, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d' Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Senegal. This study covered 22 376 children aged 6-23 months from the seven countries surveyed ( Benin: 3732 children; Burkina Faso: 4205 children; Cote d' Ivoire: 2109 children, Guinea: 1944 children, Mali: 3798 children, Niger: 3451 children and Senegal: 3137 children). The most recent Demographic and Health Survey datasets of the various countries were used as data sources. A set of individual-, household- and community-level factors were used to examine the four complementary feeding indicators. Multivariate analysis revealed that the youngest age bracket (6-11 months) of children, administrative/geographical region, mother's limited or non-access to the mass media, mothers' lack of contact with a health facility, rural residence, poor households and non-working mothers were the main factors associated with suboptimal complementary feeding in the countries surveyed. Our findings highlight the need to consider broader social, cultural and economic factors when designing child nutritional interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHI-squared test
CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
COMPARATIVE studies
CONFIDENCE intervals
DIET
INFANT development
INFANT nutrition
MULTIVARIATE analysis
QUESTIONNAIRES
STATISTICAL sampling
SURVEYS
MATHEMATICAL variables
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
BODY mass index
DATA analysis software
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17408695
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109418668
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12193