Worancha ወራንቻ

Masresha Tessema 1 , Tefera Belachew 2,& , Getahun Ersino 1,3 1 Institute of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia,  2 College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Population and Fam. Health, Jimma, University, Jimma, Ethiopia,  3 College of Pharmacy & Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan 110 Science Place, Saskatoon SK CAN S7N 5C9, Canada. & Corresponding author Tefera Belachew, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Population and Fam. Health, Jimma, University, Jimma, Ethiopia. Abstract Introduction:  The period from birth to two years of age is a "critical window" of opportunity for the promotion of optimal growth, health and behavioral development of children. Poor child feeding patterns combined with household food insecurity can lead to malnutrition which is a major public health problem in developing countries like