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Planning for success: Nutrition International technical assistance supports the Seqota Declaration to end stunting
December 11, 2023
The aim of this study was to assess caregiver’s complementary feeding knowledge, feeding practices, and to evaluate adequacy of daily intakes from homemade complementary foods for children (6–23 months) in food insecure woredas of Wolayita zone, Ethiopia.
A cross-sectional study design was used to analyze data from 68 households, selected using the multi-stage cluster sampling method. Caregivers had good complementary feeding knowledge, but daily energy, calcium, zinc, and iron (except 12–23 months) intake did not meet daily requirements. Nutrition programs should incorporate targeted nutrition education and address gaps in nutrient intakes to minimize the risk of associated malnutrition.