Introduction Despite strategies and recommendations for complementary feeding initiation
were applied globally, mothers initiated complementary feeding to the infants on time was …

Introduction The timely initiation of complementary feeding is essential to reduce infant
mortality. In Ethiopia, 37.5% of mothers did not initiate complementary feeding to their infants …

Abstract Objective In Ethiopia, only 51% of the infants start complementary feeding on time.
Therefore this study is aimed to determine the time to initiate complementary feeding and …

Background Optimal complementary feeding alone prevents six percent of child mortality,
but it has continued to be considered as sub-optimal in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed …

Background The timely introduction of complementary foods during infancy is necessary for
nutritional reasons, and to enable the transition from milk feeding to family foods. In the past …

Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life is critical for the
wellbeing of the child. In the mean while, timely initiation and starting nutritionally-adequate …

Background Appropriate complementary feeding helps to reduces child's risk of
undernutrition, infectious disease and related mortality. However, complementary feeding …

Introduction: Appropriate complementary feeding is critical for the achievement of a healthy
growth and development and mere survival of young children. Lack of appropriate breast …

Background Poor complementary feeding practice to infants is one of risk factors for child
undernutrition in Ethiopia. This would vary across the culturally and socioeconomically …

Background: Inadequate and inappropriate complementary feeding are major factors
contributing to excess morbidity and mortality in young children in low resource settings. The …