Feeding Patterns, Mother-Child Dietary Diversity and Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Under-Five Children in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Retrospective Recall
Huguette Abi Khalil, Mariam Hawi, Maha Hoteit
Frontiers in Nutrition
Abstract
Our findings demonstrated low rates of EBF and CBF, high prevalence of EBOT, and early introduction of complementary foods among children ages 0-59 months. Furthermore, for children ages 6-59 months, there was poor mother-child dietary diversity and a high prevalence of overweight and stunted children in the main two Lebanese provinces. This suggests the alarming need for continuous nutrition intervention to improve infant feeding patterns and dietary diversity to reduce the malnutrition rates.
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children ages 6-59 months have poor mother-child dietary diversity
“Furthermore, for children ages 6-59 months, there was poor mother-child dietary diversity and a high prevalence of overweight and stunted children in the main two Lebanese provinces.”
children ages 6-59 months have high prevalence of overweight and stunted children
“Furthermore, for children ages 6-59 months, there was poor mother-child dietary diversity and a high prevalence of overweight and stunted children in the main two Lebanese provinces.”