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Dietary Practice and Associated Factors Among Lactating Mothers in Halu Woreda, Ilu Aba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia

Received: 13 April 2022     Accepted: 7 May 2022     Published: 12 May 2022
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Background: Lactation is a critical time for meeting nutritional requirements. Low-quality, monotonous diets for lactating mothers are the norm in resource-poor environments around the world. In Ethiopia, suboptimal dietary consumption among lactating mothers persisted. As a result, the goal of this research was to assess dietary practices and associated factors among lactating mothers in Halu woreda, Ilubabor Zone, South West Ethiopia. Method: A community-based cross-sectional study of 504 randomly selected lactating mothers was conducted from July to August 2021. To collect socio-demographic and socio-economic data, a structured interview administered questioner was used. Dietary practice was assessed using a food frequency questioner to assess dietary diversity, food variety, and animal source food scores over a 24-hour and a week period, respectively. Data were entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Binary and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify independent predictors of dietary practice. An odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was calculated to identify the predictors of the outcome variable. A statistically significant p-value of 0.05 was declared. Result: The prevalence of Optimal dietary practice among lactating mothers was 42.6%. Based on Multivariable logistic regression analysis; Maternal occupation (AOR= 2.89, 95%CI; (1.26, 5.1)), Food pattern change (AOR= 4.46, 95%CI; (2.12, 9.37)), Home gardening (AOR=1.5, 95% CI: (1.6, 3.1)), Wealth status (AOR= 1.9, 95% CI; (1.09, 3.43)) and Nutritional knowledge (AOR= 1.63, (1.96, 2.79)) were significantly associated with Dietary practice of lactating mothers. Conclusion: According to the study findings, the prevalence of suboptimal dietary practice was 57.4%, with its corresponding components being inadequate. The percentages of dietary diversity, poor food variety, and low animal source food were 38.9%, 31.9%, and 53.4%, respectively. As a result, different stakeholders, particularly the frontline health sector, should focus on an integrated and holistic approach to improving mothers' active hood and dietary practices.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20221103.13
Page(s) 61-68
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Dietary Practice, Lactating Mothers, Food Variety, Ethiopia

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  • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia

  • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia

  • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia

  • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia

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