The effect of mothers and caregivers' fasting status on the dietary diversity of children 6-23 months: A longitudinal study in Debrebirhan, Ethiopia.
Addisalem Zebene ArmdieEsete Habtemariam FentaSolomon ShiferawPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The study revealed that mothers/caregivers' fasting status negatively affect the dietary diversity of children aged 6-23 months in the household by decreasing their consumption of animal source food. Intervention strategies in promoting children's dietary diversity should be designed in a way that considers Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Christian mothers/caregivers' fasting practice.