Optimal complementary feeding practices among caregivers and their children aged 6-23 months in Kisoro district, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are many risk factors for stunting, and studies most often corroborate complementary feeding practices as a significant risk factor. Information on the prevalence of optimal complementary feeding practices and factors that lend to caregivers meeting their requirements in Kisoro district, a district with high stunting rates, is mostly lacking.

Methodology

An analytical cross-sectional study that used secondary data from a USAID-funded project. Entries for 384 caregivers of children aged 6-23 months in Kisoro district were abstracted from the project database. The data was analysed using SPSS version 20. The association between independent factors and optimal complementary feeding practices was determined using multivariable logistic regressions at the three l

SUBMITTER: Birungi TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature