Hirbo Shore

1 Introduction Suboptimal complementary feeding practices continue to be a global public health concern (Lutter et al. 2021). A review by Kupka et al. (2020) based on data from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) revealed striking gaps. One-third of children aged 6–23 months did not start solid foods by 6 months; only 53% met the minimum meal frequency (MMF), and 29% met the minimum dietary diversity (MDD). Only one in five children met both the MMF and the MDD.

Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which commonly affects the lungs (1). In Ethiopia, TB is a major public health concern, and it remains one of the highest TB burden countries, with high rates of undetected and infectious cases of TB in the population (2). One of the most important risk factors for a poor treatment outcome and the emergence of further drug-resistant TB is the interruption of treatment (3).