AUTHOR=Birdida Rabira Tariku , Malka Erean Shigign , Negash Kush Efrem , Tolesa Alemu Fikadu 

TITLE=Hygienic practice during complementary feeding and associated factors among mothers of children aged 6–24 months in Borecha Woreda, southwestern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1321558

DOI=10.3389/fped.2024.1321558

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=Introduction: Complementary feeding is a critical time of transition in the life of infant and complementary foods should be hygienically prepared, stored and fed with clean hands, dishes and utensils to prevent diseases. However, Prevalence and risk factors of hygienic complementary feeding practice is not well addressed in Ethiopia especially in study area.Objective: To assess hygienic practices and associated factors during complementary feeding among mothers with children 6 to 24 months old in Borecha Woreda,