| Autor: |
Feven Masresha Hailu, Simegn Wagaye Kefene, Muluken Bekele Sorrie, Misgun Shewangezaw Mekuria, Tamirat Gezahegn Guyo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-2565 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1256499 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundChildren’s nutritional status can decline rapidly during or after a common childhood illness unless additional nutritional requirements associated with the illness are considered. Therefore, this study was aimed at assessing a sick child’s feeding practices and associated factors among mothers who have sick children under 2 years of age in southern Ethiopia.MethodsA facility-based cross-sectional study design was employed from 1 April 2022 to 30 April 2022. Data were collected through the questionnaire, entered into an open data kit (ODK), and exported into Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 for analysis. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with sick child feeding practices. An adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was used to determine the strength of the association. Statistical significance was declared at a p-value of |
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