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Abstract Objective : the aim of the study was to assess appropriate complementary feeding practices and associated factors among mothers with children of age 6 - 23 months in Faggeta-Lekoma District, Northwest Ethiopia. Result – A total of 593 study subjects were included in the study. The magnitude of appropriate complementary feeding practice was 10.6%. Majority (67.1%) of the mothers timely initiated complementary feeding at 6 months. About 60% of mothers fulfill the minimum meal frequency feeding to their children, the day preceding the survey. Only 12.3 % mothers offered four or more food groups to their child Mother’s education: high school and above [AOR=3.12(95%CI 1.43, 6.81)], postnatal care visit [AOR=5.30 (95%CI 2.69, 10.42)], Age of a child: 18-23 months [AOR=3.98 (95%CI 1.55, 10.22)] were significantly associated with appropriate complementary feeding practice. Keywords : appropriate Complementary feeding practice, Children aged 6–23 months, Ethiopia |
