World Health Organization (WHO) infant and young child feeding indicators: associations with growth measures in 14 low‐income countries

Marriott, Bernadette P.; White, Alan; Hadden, Louise; Davies, Jayne C.; Wallingford, John B.

doi:10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00380.x

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“…Adequate feeding frequency of infants aged 6–11 months was 62%, whereas dietary diversity (a minimum of four or more food groups) for infants aged 6–11 months was only 24% (Marriott et al . 2011). …”

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High use of commercial food products among infants and young children and promotions for these products in Cambodia

Pries

Huffman

Mengkheang

et al. 2016

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Despite national improvements in child survival, 40% of Cambodian children less than 5 years of age are stunted. Commercially produced complementary foods could be nutritionally beneficial for young children in Cambodia if fortified and of optimal nutrient composition. However, other nutrient‐poor commercially produced snack foods may be detrimental to young child feeding by displacing consumption of other nutritious foods. This study assessed consumption of commercial food products among infants and young children and their mothers' exposure to promotions for these products. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 294 mothers of children less than 24 months of age living in Phnom Penh. Of children 6‐23 months of age, 55.0% consumed a commercially produced snack food product on the prior day, and 80.6% had consumed one in the prior week. Only 12 (5.4%) children 6‐23 months of age had consumed a commercially produced complementary food. Almost all mothers (96.9%) had observed a promotion for a commercially produced snack food product, and 29.3% reported observation of a promotion for a commercial complementary food. Only one‐third (32.9%) of children 6‐23 months of age achieved a minimum acceptable diet. Findings indicate that there is a need to improve infant and young child feeding practices among children less than 24 months of age living in Phnom Penh. Nutritious options should be promoted, and consumption of unhealthy commercially produced snack food products should be discouraged.

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High use of commercial food products among infants and young children and promotions for these products in Cambodia

Pries

Huffman

Mengkheang

et al. 2016

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…They found that reduced dietary diversity was a strong predictor of stunting. The WHO IYCF indicators have more recently been studied in DHS data from fourteen lowincome countries (12) . The data from all fourteen countries were pooled and analyses were performed for disaggregated age groups for each of the indicators.…”

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Complementary feeding and attained linear growth among 6–23-month-old children

Onyango

Borghi

Onís

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine the association between complementary feeding indicators and attained linear growth at 6-23 months. Design: Secondary analysis of Phase V Demographic and Health Surveys data (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008). Country-specific ANOVA models were used to estimate effects of three complementary feeding indicators (minimum meal frequency, minimum dietary diversity and minimum adequate diet) on length-for-age, adjusted for covariates and interactions of interest. Setting: Twenty-one countries (four Asian, twelve African, four from the Americas and one European). Subjects: Sample sizes ranging from 608 to 13 676. Results: Less than half the countries met minimum meal frequency and minimum dietary diversity, and only Peru had a majority of the sample receiving a minimum adequate diet. Minimum dietary diversity was the indicator most consistently associated with attained length, having significant positive effect estimates (ranging from 0?16 to 1?40 for length-for-age Z-score) in twelve out of twenty-one countries. Length-for-age declined with age in all countries, and the greatest declines in its Z-score were seen in countries (Niger, 21?9; Mali, 21?6; Democratic Republic of Congo, 21?4; Ethiopia, 21?3) where dietary diversity was persistently low or increased very little with age. Conclusions: There is growing recognition that poor complementary feeding contributes to the characteristic negative growth trends observed in developing countries and therefore needs focused attention and its own tailored interventions. Dietary diversity has the potential to improve linear growth. Using four food groups to define minimum dietary diversity appears to capture enough information in a simplified, standard format for multi-country comparisons of the quality of complementary diets.

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“…[3] Although significant gains has been registered in some IYCF practices (National Family Health Survey 3 and 14 country data), yet a large room for improvement exists. [5,6] The present study reported both core and optional indicators. Early IBF was practiced by more than half (57.6%) of the mothers studied.…”

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“…[18,24,25] Similar situation prevailing in other countries of sub-continent including Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh points to common underlying factors. [6,25,26] The situation with regard to consumption of iron-rich or iron-fortified foods is poor as well. [27,28] The situation therefore, is amenable to mitigation only if sustained and multilevel efforts are made.…”

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Reporting of core and optional indicators of infant and young child feeding practices using standardized the WHO formats from a rural population of Jammu region

Sangra¹,

Kumar²,

Dewan³

et al. 2017

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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World Health Organization (WHO) infant and young child feeding indicators: associations with growth measures in 14 low‐income countries

Cited by 202 publications

References 33 publications

High use of commercial food products among infants and young children and promotions for these products in Cambodia

High use of commercial food products among infants and young children and promotions for these products in Cambodia

Complementary feeding and attained linear growth among 6–23-month-old children

Reporting of core and optional indicators of infant and young child feeding practices using standardized the WHO formats from a rural population of Jammu region

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