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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1321558

HYGIENIC PRACTICE DURING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN 6-24 MONTHS OLD IN BORECHA WOREDA SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA: COMMUNITY BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Provisionally accepted
Rabira T. Birdida Rabira T. Birdida 1Erean S. Malka Erean S. Malka 2*Efrem Negash Efrem Negash 1Fikadu Tolesa Fikadu Tolesa 2
  • 1 College of Health Sciences, Mettu university, Mettu, Ethiopia
  • 2 College of Health Science, Salale University, Fitche, Oromia, Ethiopia

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    Introduction: Complementary feeding is a critical time of transition in the life of infant and complementary foods should be hygienically prepared, stored and fed with clean hands, dishes and utensils to prevent diseases. However, Prevalence and risk factors of hygienic complementary feeding practice is not well addressed in Ethiopia especially in study area.Objective: To assess hygienic practices and associated factors during complementary feeding among mothers with children 6 to 24 months old in Borecha Woreda,

    Keywords: Hygienic Complementary Feeding Practice, Mothers with Children Aged 6-24 months, Boracha wored, South Western Ethiopia, Children aged 6-24 months

    Received: 14 Oct 2023; Accepted: 06 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Birdida, Malka, Negash and Tolesa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Erean S. Malka, College of Health Science, Salale University, Fitche, 7260, Oromia, Ethiopia

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