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Article
Abstract
Objective:
To identify determinants of egg consumption in infants and young children aged 6–23·9 months in Ethiopia. Design and setting:
Data used were from the cross-sectional baseline survey of an egg campaign in Ethiopia implemented by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. Participants:
Children aged 6–23·9 months (n 453) were sampled. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, economic resources, caregiver’s behaviour, child health and feeding practices, and egg consumption in the last 7 d were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was used to examine the association between explanatory variables and egg consumption in the last 7 d. Results:
About half of children (53·4 %) did not consume eggs in the last 7 d. The odds of children consuming eggs were 4·33 (P < 0·002) times higher when their caregivers had some college education compared with no education. Wealth was positively (OR, 1·13, P = 0·029) and household food insecurity was negatively (OR, 0·96, P = 0·117) associated with child egg consumption. Purchasing eggs (OR, 9·73, P < 0·001) and caregiver’s positive behavioural determinants (OR, 1·37, P = 0·005) were associated with child egg consumption. The associations of socio-demographic characteristics and economic resources with egg consumption provide evidence of partial mediation through caregiver behaviour and child health. Conclusions:
About half of children aged 6–23·9 months consumed eggs. Availability of eggs in households, mainly through purchase, was strongly associated with egg consumption. Education of caregivers and household heads and economic resources were associated with egg consumption and may operate through caregiver behaviour.
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Publication Info
Published in Public Health Nutrition, Volume 25, Issue 11, 2022, pages 3121-3130.
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
APA Citation
Kase, B. E., Frongillo, E. A., Sejla Isanovic, Gonzalez, W., Hana Yemane Wodajo, & Djimeu, E. W. (2022). Determinants of egg consumption by infants and young children in Ethiopia. Public Health Nutrition , 25(11), 3121–3130. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022001112