BACKGROUND Poor breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices may contribute to childhood malnutrition in the developing world. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the determinants of timely initiation of complementary feeding among Nigerian children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, children aged 6-24 months were surveyed in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Childre...

OBJECTIVE To understand the status and problems of complementary feeding and to explore the strategy of improving complementary feeding for infants and young children in China. METHOD Data of urban and rural children were selected from the China Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (CFNSS) dataset to describe the status of complementary feeding and growth of children. Logistic Regression wa...

INTRODUCTION Malnutrition remains one of the main public health problems. Over one third of under-five mortality is caused by under nutrition related to inadequate complementary feeding. This study was aimed to assess of complementary feeding practice and associated factors. METHODS Cross sectional study design was conducted to assess complementary feeding practice of mothers to their young c...

For a number of reasons, progress in improving child feeding practices in the developing world has been remarkably slow. First, complementary feeding practices encompass a number of interrelated behaviors that need to be addressed simultaneously. Child feeding practices are also age-specific within narrow age ranges, which add to the complexity of developing recommendations and measuring respon...

BACKGROUND Optimal complementary feeding alone prevents six percent of child mortality, but it has continued to be considered as sub-optimal in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess timely initiation of complementary feeding and associated factors among mothers with children aged 6-23 months in Lalibela District. METHODS A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from Mar...