knowledge on infant and young child feeding and associated factors among pregnant women on ANC follow up at wereda 13 Raey HC, Addis Ababa

Abstract

Background: Adequate nutrition during infancy and early childhood is essential to ensure the

growth, health, and development of children to their full potential. Insufficient dietary intake of

nutrients can irreversibly harm a child’s rapidly growing body and brain. Although adequate

knowledge on appropriate feeding and care has been recognized as an important determinant

for child health outcomes little is known about it in the Ethiopian context.