Minimum acceptable diet and its associated factors among children aged 6-23months in rural households of South Ethiopia
Kassahun Fikadu, Abinet Teshome, Zeleke Hailemariam · 2026
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Kassahun Fikadu and others measure how many toddlers in rural southern Ethiopia receive a minimally acceptable diet, and what sets those families apart. In 2026, the community survey covers 1,479 mother-child pairs with children aged six to twenty-three months in the Gamo Zone, interviewed between July and September 2023. A minimally acceptable diet requires enough food groups and enough meals for the child's age.
Only about forty-one percent of children who had started solid foods met the standard. Older toddlers fared better than infants, as did children with a working father, a food-secure household, a mother who attended after birth care, and a home television or radio. The authors recommend stronger after birth feeding advice, food security support, media-based health education, and extra help for the youngest infants and their fathers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kassahun Fikadu, Abinet Teshome, Zeleke Hailemariam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |