Does livestock ownership predict animal-source food consumption frequency among children aged 6-24 months and their mothers in the rural Dale district, southern Ethiopia?
Tsigereda KebedeSelamawit Mengesha BilalBernt LindtjornIngunn Marie Stadskleiv EngebretsenPublished in: PeerJ (2023)
Dairy products were common animal-source foods consumed by young children and mothers in the study area. However, meat consumption was low among children and mothers. Strategies like promoting the keeping of goats/sheep and hens to improve complementary feeding and mothers' nutrition are warranted in the study area.