Association between household food security and infant feeding practices among women with children aged 6-23 months in rural Zambia.

ABSTRACT: Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices directly affect the nutritional status of children under two years of age, ultimately impacting their survival. However, ensuring that newborns and young children are fed according to the WHO-recommended practice has proven to be a challenge in many developing nations, especially in households that face food insecurity. This study aims to determine the association between IYCF practices and household food security's availability and access dimensions in rural Zambia. The study uses data from a cross-sectional survey of 2,127 mother-child pairs drawn from 28 rural districts in 8 out of the 10 Zambian provinces. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association of minimum dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency, and minimum acc

SUBMITTER: Bwalya R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545113 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature