Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among 6 to 23 Months Old Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023

Abstract

Suboptimal child feeding practice may lead to malnutrition which in turn is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from respiratory tract infections among under two children. In Ethiopia, an encouraging progress in the reduction of ARI was observed until 2010; however, since then the national prevalence is unchanged. Therefore, the need to uncover the role of infant and young child feeding practice is to provide information for interventions aiming to reduce under-five children morbidity and mortality due to childhood infections.