Inappropriate complementary feeding practice and associated factors among children aged 6-23 months in Shashemene, Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Inappropriate complementary feeding is widely practiced in low and middle income countries. These contribute to undernutrition, morbidity and mortality among young children. The incidence of malnutrition in the first two years of life has been directly linked with inappropriate complementary feeding practices along with high infectious disease levels.