Assessment of Some of the Feeding Practices and Local Infant Flours' Consumption by 6 to 23 Months Children in the City of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Bougma Sanogo; Tapsoba  Wend-bénédo Fidèle; Zio Souleymane; Zongo Oumarou; Tarnagada Bakary; Goubgou MahamadéMahamadé; Songré-Ouattara Laurencia Toulsoumdé; Savadogo Aly

doi:10.18502/jnfs.v9i2.15422

Bougma Sanogo Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Immunology/Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology/University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Tapsoba Wend-bénédo Fidèle Department of Food Technology (DTA)/Research Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (IRSAT), 03 PO Box 7047 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Zio Souleymane Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Immunology/Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology/University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Zongo Oumarou Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Immunology/Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology/University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Tarnagada Bakary Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Immunology/Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology/University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Goubgou MahamadéMahamadé Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Immunology/Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology/University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Songré-Ouattara Laurencia Toulsoumdé Department of Food Technology (DTA)/Research Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (IRSAT), 03 PO Box 7047 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Savadogo Aly Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Immunology/Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology/University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jnfs.v9i2.15422

Keywords: Breast feeding; Child; Flour; Meals; Burkina Faso

Abstract

Background: From birth to 6 months, children must be exclusively breastfed, and from 6 months, food diversification starts to supplement breast milk. This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate some of the feeding practices regarding children aged 6 to 23 months in the city of Ouagadougou. Methods: First, data were food consumption data as well as recalling meals over the past 24 hours were collected. Then, technological and labeling data regarding infant flours produced locally and sold in Ouagadougou were obtained. For analysis, data were entered into Sphinx V5 and IBM SPSS Statistics 20 software, and means were compared using XLSTAT 2016 software. Results: In total, 33 local infant flours were evaluated, and all the formulations contained cereals. Fruits and legumes (30.30%), milk (30.30%), and eggs (0,00%) were the least used materials. Instant type flours were rarely encountered (9.09%), and packaging in plastic bags was consumed the most (57.57%). Regarding labeling information, batch number (28%) and the method of preservation (32%) were the least identified. With respect to food consumption, 94.84% of the children were breastfed and 98.33% aged 6 to 8 months consumed solid foods. At least 85.28% of women considered the age of 6 months for introduction of solid foods. Concerning consumption of infant porridges, imported infant porridges were preferred the most (37.44%). Conclusion: Concerning local infant flour, some of them did not meet WHO guidelines. With regard to food practice indicators in Ouagadougou, some of them are relatively satisfactory; however, there is still a need to raise awareness regarding feeding practices.