Formative research report: IYCF practices, beliefs, and influences in SNNP Region, Ethiopia

Alive & Thrive Ethiopia undertook formative research to better understand the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in communities in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s (SNNP) Region.

The guiding questions for the SNNP formative research, conducted in late 2009, were the following:

1. What are the beliefs and current practices for breastfeeding and complementary feeding of children in the study communities?
2. What key factors influence mothers and family members to adopt recommended IYCF practices?
3. Who influences mothers? What is the current role of family and community members to support optimal infant and child feeding practices?
4. What is the current role of health extension workers (HEWs) and other health providers to support optimal infant and child feeding practices?
5. What is the Health Extension Program (HEP) currently doing to support child feeding in communities? What opportunities exist to support frontline workers to optimize child feeding?

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IYCF Report-SNNP Region, Ethiopia.pdf