Background Undernutrition poses a serious health challenge in develo** countries and
Tanzania has the highest undernutrition burden of Eastern and Southern Africa. Poor infant …

Abstract Background Globally Less than one fourth of children aged 6–23 months get the
recommended minimum dietary diversity feeding practice. Despite this issue is common in …

Background: Child malnutrition is a major epidemiological problem in develo** countries,
especially in African countries. Nutrition education for mothers can alleviate this malnutrition …

Background Complementary foods with breastfeeding are foods or drinks given to children
aged 6–23 months to meet their nutritional needs. The non-optimal provision of …

Introduction The health and growth of children less than two years of age can be affected by
the poor quality of complementary foods and poor feeding practices even with optimal …

Background Although minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is one of the core indicators of a high-
quality diet for infants and young children, meeting this dietary diversity standard remains a …

Introduction Different foods and food groups are good sources for various macro-and
micronutrients. Diversified diet play an important role in both physical and mental growth …

Background Optimal child complementary feeding practices are crucial for nutritional status,
growth, development and health, and ultimately affect child survival. This is the first …

Poor infant young child feeding (IYCF) practices result in malnutrition, poor psychosocial
development, poor school performance and less productivity in later life, thereby …

Fasting period and fasting status affect the feeding practices and nutritional status of
Ethiopian Orthodox mothers. Even if children are exempted from fasting, some mothers do …