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Food Science 2019
November 11-12, 2019
Food Science and Technology
November 11-12, 2019 | London, UK
3
rd
International Conference on
Volume 3
Applied Food Science Journal
Appl Food Sci J. | Volume 3
Complementary feeding practices associated with wasting of children 6 - 23 months old in Dilala,
Lualaba province
Ngoy Bulaya Emmanuel
University of Lubumbashi, Republic of the Congo
Background:
Malnutrition is in high prevalence in some developing countries, like Democratic Republic of the Congo
mostly among children from 6 to 23 months. Complementary Feeding is among the main causes of malnutrition
worldwide.
Objectives:
The present study aimed to assess the complementary feeding practices associated with acute malnutrition
in DRC.
Design (Methodology):
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October23th to November25th
2017 in DILALAHealth Zone, using a three-stage stratified cluster-sampling technique. In 10 HealthAreas, 698 children
6-23 months old were assessed on nutritional status and their mothers interviewed on complementary feeding practices.
Household questionnaire pretested and revised, standardized anthropometry equipment and World Health Organization
recommendations were used with trained data collectors. ENA for SMART and Logistic regression on SPSS 23 were
used to data analysis.
Results:
Wasting was associated with lack of knowledge on minimum meal frequency (a adjusted odds ratio=2.4, CI
1.14-5.11), minimum dietary diversity (a adjusted odds ratio=0.23, CI 0.055-0.981) and protected source of drinking
water (a adjusted odds ratio=0.50, CI 0.26-0.93).
Conclusion:
Wasting was more increased among children whose mothers were without knowledge on minimum meal
frequency of complementary feeding, but more prevented in children having met minimum dietary diversity and in
children from household with protected source of drinking water.