Iron-rich food consumption and associated factors among children aged 6-23 months in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.
Yonas AkaluYigizie YeshawGetayeneh Antehunegn TesemaGetu Debalkie DemissieMeseret Derbew MollaAbebe MucheMengistie DiressSofonyas Abebaw TirunehPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The prevalence of good consumption of iron-rich foods among children aged 6-23 months in SSA countries is low. Child factors, family factors, and community-level factors were significantly associated with consumption of iron rich foods. Strategies to increase the consumption of iron-rich foods during this critical stage of growth and development should be designed in SSA.