Dietary Diversity, Feeding Behavior, Water, Sanitation And Hygiene, As Determinants Of Nutrition Status Among Children Aged 6-23 Months In Bahi District Dodoma Tanzania

ABSTRACT

Background information: Nutritional status to children aged six to twenty three months had become an alarming concern in the field of health. This is because it has a direct influence on the child’s growth and survival. This study was conducted with the aim of assessing dietary diversity, feeding behaviour, water, sanitation, hygiene and its impact on children’s development.

Objective of the study: The study had the following objectives: dietary diversity, feeding behavior, water, sanitation, hygiene as determinants of nutrition status among children aged 6-23 months in Bahi district Dodoma Tanzania

Methods: The study was a quantitative research which employed a cross-sectional community survey It involved 395 participants mainly mothers with children of 6-23 months old, data were presented by using logistic regression.