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Publisher Correction: Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort

International Breastfeeding Journal volume 20, Article number: 8 (2025) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 21 January 2025

Correction: Int Breastfeed J 20, 6 (2024)

https://doiorg.publicaciones.saludcastillayleon.es/10.1186/s13006-024-00685-2


Following publication of the original article [1], it came to the journal's attention that during production of the article Figs. 1 and 2 had been replaced by erroneous screenshotted versions of the figures. The figures have since been corrected in the article. The publisher thanks you for reading this erratum and apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this processing error.

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Methodology timeline flowchart

Abbreviations: EvBF; Ever breastfed. EIBF; Early initiation of Breastfeeding. EBF; Exclusive breastfeeding under six months. MixMF; Mixed milk feeding under six months. CBF; Continued breastfeeding 12–23 months. ISSF; Introduction of solid, semisolid or soft foods 6–8 months. MDD; Minimum dietary diversity 6–23 months. MMF; Minimum meal frequency 6–23 months. MMFF; Minimum milk feeding frequency for non-breastfed children 6–23 months. MAD; Minimum acceptable diet 6–23 months. EFF; Egg and/or flesh food consumption 6–23 months. SwB; Sweet beverage consumption 6–23 months. UFC; Unhealthy food consumption 6–23 months. ZVF; Zero vegetable or fruit consumption 6–23 months. AG; Infant feeding area graphs

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A Descriptive statistics of breastfeeding-related IYCF indicators at visit 3, 4, 5, and 6. B Descriptive statistics of food-related IYCF indicators at visits 4, 5, and 6

Abbreviations: EvBF; Ever breastfed; EIBF; Early initiation of Breastfeeding. EBF; Exclusive breastfeeding under six months. MixMF; Mixed milk feeding under six months. ISSSF: introduced solid, semisolid, or soft foods 6-8 months. CBF; Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months; MDD; Minimum dietary diversity 6–23 months. MMF; Minimum meal frequency 6–23 months. MMFF; Minimum milk feeding frequency for non-breastfed children 6–23 months. MAD; Minimum acceptable diet 6–23 months. EFF; Egg and/or flesh food consumption 6–23 months. SSB; Sugar-Sweetened beverages consumption 6–23 months. UFC; Unhealthy food consumption 6–23 months. ZVF; Zero vegetable or fruit consumption 6–23 months. V4 = 6 months, V5= 12 months, V6= 18 months

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  1. Hashim M, et al. Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort. Int Breastfeed J. 2024;20:6. https://doiorg.publicaciones.saludcastillayleon.es/10.1186/s13006-024-00685-2.

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  1. Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Mona Hashim, Hayder Hasan, Reyad S. Obaid, Farah Naja & Hadia Radwan

  2. Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Mona Hashim, Dana N. Abdelrahim, Hayder Hasan, Reyad S. Obaid, Farah Naja & Hadia Radwan

  3. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon

    Rana Rizk

  4. Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Epidémiologie Clinique, Et de Toxicologie (INSPECT- LB), Beirut, Lebanon

    Rana Rizk

  5. Nutritional and Food Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    Nada Abbas

  6. Sharjah Child Friendly Office, Sharjah Health Authority, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Hessa Al-Ghazal

  7. Al-Qassimi Hospital, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Hashim, M., Rizk, R., Abbas, N. et al. Publisher Correction: Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort. Int Breastfeed J 20, 8 (2025). https://doiorg.publicaciones.saludcastillayleon.es/10.1186/s13006-025-00700-0

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