Bewket Zeleke Liknaw, Welday Gebremichael Mengistu, Mehretie Adinew Yohannes, Abebe Gelaw Kelemeu
College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia.
College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
J Nutr Metab. 2017;2017:9608315. doi: 10.1155/2017/9608315. Epub 2017 Jul 20.
The right nutrition from the start of a pregnancy to the child's second birthday has a profound impact on the future health, wellbeing, and success of a child. This can be achieved through proper maternal nutrition during pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, and appropriate weaning practice.
This study was aimed at assessing appropriate weaning practice and associated factors among infants and young children aged 6-23 months in Feres Bet Town, Northwest Ethiopia.
A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 351 children aged 6-23 months. Simple random sampling technique was used to select study participants. Interviewer administered questionnaires were used. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to identify factors associated with appropriate weaning practice.
Nearly quarter (23.9%) of mothers have practiced appropriate weaning. Proportion of children who started consumption of weaning food timely and met the recommended dietary diversity was 61.5% and 43.9%, respectively. Child age [AOR (Adjusted Odds Ratio): 7.04], husband's occupation [AOR: 6.85], and maternal weaning advice [AOR: 4.38] were positively associated with appropriate weaning practice, while family size [AOR: 0.28] showed negative association.
Appropriate weaning practice was found to be low. Health education at community level and one-on-one advice for mothers in health institutions are highly recommended to improve appropriate weaning.
从孕期开始到孩子两岁，正确的营养对孩子未来的健康、幸福和成就有着深远影响。这可以通过孕期适当的母体营养、纯母乳喂养以及恰当的断奶做法来实现。
本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚西北部费雷斯贝镇6至23个月婴幼儿的恰当断奶做法及相关因素。
对351名6至23个月的儿童开展了一项基于社区的横断面研究。采用简单随机抽样技术选取研究参与者。使用由访谈员实施的问卷。采用双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析来确定与恰当断奶做法相关的因素。
近四分之一（23.9%）的母亲实施了恰当断奶。及时开始食用断奶食品且达到推荐饮食多样性的儿童比例分别为61.5%和43.9%。儿童年龄[调整优势比（AOR）：7.04]、丈夫职业[AOR：6.85]和母亲的断奶建议[AOR：4.38]与恰当断奶做法呈正相关，而家庭规模[AOR：0.28]呈负相关。
发现恰当断奶做法的比例较低。强烈建议在社区层面开展健康教育，并在医疗机构为母亲提供一对一的建议，以改善恰当断奶情况。
