Comparisons of complementary feeding indicators among children aged 6–23 months in A nglophone and F rancophone W est A frican countries

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ID15535540
AutoresAbukari I Issaka (0000-0002-5684-0776, Western Sydney University, autor de correspondencia), Kingsley E Agho (0000-0003-4111-3207, Western Sydney University), Andrew N Page (Western Sydney University), Penelope L Burns (0000-0002-2484-043X, Western Sydney University), Garry J Stevens (0000-0002-3556-4098, Western Sydney University), Michael J Dibley (0000-0002-1554-5180, The University of Sydney)
Año2015
Volumen11
NúmeroS1
Páginas1-13
Fecha de publicación2015-09-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mcn.12196
PMID26364788
OpenAlexW2139834177
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas17

Stunting, a consequence of suboptimal complementary feeding practices, continues to be a significant public health problem in West Africa. This paper aimed to compare rates of complementary feeding indicators among children aged 6-23 months between four Anglophone and seven Francophone West African countries. The data used for this study were the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys of the various countries, namely Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone (Anglophone countries), Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Senegal (Francophone countries) conducted between 2006 and 2013. The analyses were limited to last-born children aged 6-23 months and covered 34 999 children: 12 623 in the Anglophone countries and 22 376 children in the Francophone countries. Complementary feeding indicators were examined using the method proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008. Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods among children aged 6-23 months in the Anglophone countries ranged from 55.3% (Liberia) to 72.6% (Ghana). The corresponding rates for the Francophone countries ranged from 29.7% (Mali) to 65.9% (Senegal). The average rate of minimum dietary diversity for the Anglophone countries was 32.0% while that of the Francophone countries was only 10.6%. While the minimum meal frequency rates ranged between 42.0% (Sierra Leone) and 55.3% (Nigeria) for the Anglophone countries, the corresponding rates for the Francophone countries ranged between 25.1% (Mali) and 52.4% (Niger). Both the Anglophone and the Francophone countries reported alarmingly low rates of minimum acceptable diet, with the two groups of countries averaging rates of 19.9% (Anglophone) and 5.5% (Francophone). The rates of all four complementary feeding indicators across all the 11 countries fell short of the WHO's requirement for optimal complementary feeding practices. Intervention studies using cluster-randomised controlled trials are needed in order to improve the nutritional status of young children in West Africa

Agriculture · Developing country · Dietary diversity · Economic growth · Food security · French · Geography · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine