Complementary Feeding Practices During COVID-19 Outbreak in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Its Related Factor.

Abstract

Indonesia still faces a challenge in achieving an appropriate complementary feeding (CF) practice for the child aged 6 to 24 months. However, this condition became more critical due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) outbreak. The social limitation policy, market disruption, and changes in income may change the state of family food security and altering child CF practices. Besides, infant age, mother education and occupation, information availability, and CF knowledge may also affect the practice. Therefore, we aimed to explore the CF practice and its related factors during the COVID-19 outbreak through an online cross-sectional study of the mothers of children aged 6 to 24 months in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. The results showed that a child's age (P = .019), household food security (P = .006), and mother's CF knowledge (P = .002) had an association with CF practices. We concluded that a child's age, household food security, and mother's CF knowledge are the determinant factors for appropriate CF practices during the outbreak.