Prevalence of appropriate feeding practices and nutritional status among infant and young children aged 0–23 Months attending public hospitals in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia, 2024: An institutional-based cross-sectional study

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI:10.1016/j.cegh.2025.101937

Samuel Demissie Darcho, Feyisa Shasho Bayisa, Teshome Demis Nimani

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Abstract

Introduction

Appropriate feeding is a set of recommendations to achieve optimal infant and young child feeding practices for 0-23-month-old children. Inappropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are the leading cause of malnutrition in children. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of appropriate feeding practices and nutritional status among infants and young children aged 0–23 months attending public hospitals in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 216 mothers of children aged 0–23 months from July 1 to 30, 2024. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Data was collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire.

Results

In this study, the overall prevalence of appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice was 83.8 % (95 % CI: 78.7, 88.9). The study results also showed that the prevalence of severe undernutrition, stunting, wasting, and severe acute malnutrition was 14.4 % (95 % CI: 9.7, 19.4), 20.4 % (95 % CI: 15.3, 25.9), 13.9 % (95 % CI:10.2,19.0), and 13.9 % (95 % CI:2.3, 7.9), respectively.

Conclusion

In the current study, the majority of the young and infant children aged 0–23 months had appropriate feeding practice and good nutritional status. It is recommended that early assessment of the nutritional status of infants and children, and all the necessary interventions, such as health education on breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and meal preparation, should be given to mothers.

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.60

自引率

7.70%

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218

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.