The Role of Household Structure and Composition in Influencing Complementary Feeding Practices in Ethiopia

Nutrients

Dan Chamberlain¹  Karen J. Campbell²  Miaobing Zheng²  Rachel Laws²  Asnake Ararsa Irenso³ 

[1] Centre for Social Impact, University of New South Wales, Kennington, NSW 2052, Australia;Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia;School of Public Health, Haramaya University, Harar P.O. Box 235, Ethiopia;

关键词: household structure;    Minimum Dietary Diversity;    Minimum Meal Frequency;    household composition;    Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu14010130

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

While the household in which a child grows up is considered a critical environment that influences nutrition outcomes, there is little research examining the influence of household composition and structure on complementary feeding practices. This study examined the influence of household structure and composition on complementary feeding practices, using the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), 2000 to 2016. The composition variables were calculated from the attributes of household members (alters) and the structure variables from their kinship status. A multilevel mixed-effects regression model, specifying survey rounds as the random effect, was used to examine the association between household structure/composition and the Minimum Meal Frequency (MMF) and Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD). The average Marginal Effects (MEs) were calculated to facilitate practical interpretation. Children of caregivers with a higher number of alters (degree), unique number of kinship category (effect size), closely related (constraint), and mixed-age alters (age diversity) seemed to increase the probability of meeting the MDD. Degree and effective size decreased the probability of meeting MMF, while constraint increased it. Overall, this study revealed some associations between household structure and composition and complementary feeding practices. Hence, complementary feeding interventions could be adapted to account for the household structure and composition variations.

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