Determinants of egg consumption by infants and young children in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify determinants of egg consumption in infants and young children aged 6-23·9 months in Ethiopia.

Design and setting

Data used were from the cross-sectional baseline survey of an egg campaign in Ethiopia implemented by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.

Participants

Children aged 6-23·9 months (n 453) were sampled. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, economic resources, caregiver's behaviour, child health and feeding practices, and egg consumption in the last 7 d were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was used to examine the association between explanatory variables and egg consumption in the last 7 d.

Results

About half of children (53·4 %) did not consume

SUBMITTER: Kase BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature