Identifying and understanding barriers to optimal complementary feeding in Kenya.
Kenya
barriers
child nutrition
complementary feeding
Journal
Maternal & child nutrition
ISSN: 1740-8709
Titre abrégé: Matern Child Nutr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101201025
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Jan 2024
05 Jan 2024
Historique:
revised:
07
12
2023
received:
16
08
2023
accepted:
09
12
2023
medline:
5
1
2024
pubmed:
5
1
2024
entrez:
5
1
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Optimal complementary feeding between the ages of 6 and 23 months provides children with the required range of nutritious and safe foods while continuing to be breastfed to meet their needs for essential nutrients and develop their full physical and cognitive potential. The rates of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life have increased from 32% in 2008 to 60% in 2022 in Kenya. However, the proportion of children between 6 and 23 months receiving a minimum acceptable diet remains low and has declined from 39% in 2008 to 31% in 2023. The Kenyan Ministry of Health, GAIN and UNICEF collaborated to understand the drivers of complementary feeding practices, particularly proximal determinants, which can be directly addressed and acted upon. A secondary analysis of household surveys and food composition data was conducted to outline children's dietary patterns within the different regions of Kenya and the extent to which the affordability of animal-source foods could be improved. Ethnographic data were analyzed to identify socio-cultural barriers to optimal complementary feeding. Furthermore, we outlined the critical steps for developing user-friendly and low-cost complementary feeding recipes. The results of all the analyses are presented in five of the six papers of this Special Issue with this additional paper introducing the Kenyan context and some of the critical findings. The Special Issue has highlighted multidimensional barriers surrounding the use and availability of animal-source foods. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need for a multi-sectoral approach in enacting policies and programmes that address these barriers.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13617Subventions
Organisme : Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
ID : OPP1179059
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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