Determinants of inappropriate timing of introducing solid, semi‐solid or soft food to infants in Pakistan

Secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006–2007

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ID15537118
AutoresTabish Hazir (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, autor correspondente), Upul Senarath (0000-0001-6152-6258, University of Colombo), Kingsley E Agho (0000-0003-4111-3207, Western Sydney University), Kingsley Agho, Dure‐Samin Akram, Narjis Kazmi (0000-0002-9847-4073, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences), Saleem Abbasi (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences), Michael J Dibley (0000-0002-1554-5180, The University of Sydney)
Ano2011
Volume8
Fascículos1
Páginas78-88
Data de publicação2011-12-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00383.x
PMID22168520
OpenAlexW1957250855
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas19

Inappropriate timing of introducing complementary food deprives the infant of optimum nutrition, leading to undernutrition, and increased mortality and morbidity. The aim of this analysis was to identify determinants of inappropriate timing of introduction of solid, semi-solid and soft foods in Pakistan. Data on 941 infants 3.00 to 8.99 months were obtained from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007. The prevalence of introduction of foods among infants aged 3.00-5.99 months and 6.00-8.99 months was examined against a set of individual, household and community level variables using univariate analysis. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for early introduction in age 3.00-5.99 months and non-introduction in 6.00-8.99 months of age were calculated using backward stepwise logistic regression models. The prevalence of early introduction of complementary foods among 3.00- to 5.99-month-old and timely introduction among 6.00- to 8.99-month-old infants were 10.6% and 39.2%, respectively. Multivariate analyses revealed that mothers who had four or more antenatal clinic visits (AOR=2.68) and who lived in the provinces of Sindh (AOR=2.89) and Baluchistan (AOR=6.75) were more likely to introduce complementary foods early. Mothers from middle-level households (AOR=7.82), poorer households (AOR=4.84) and poorest households (AOR=5.72) were significantly more likely to delay introduction of complementary foods. In conclusion more than half (60.8%) of Pakistani infants do not receive complementary foods at recommended time. Public health interventions to improve the timing of introduction of complementary food are needed at national level with special focus on high risk groups

Developing country · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Malnutrition · Multivariate analysis · Odds · Odds ratio · Public health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics