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Infant and Young child feeding practices among mothers of rural Haryana
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Karol, Sunidhi |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | 1 Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak 2 Senior Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak 3 Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, IGMC, Shimla *Corresponding Author Dr Sunidhi Karol Address: Karol Cottage , Near Saw Mills, Lakkar Bazaar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Pin: 171001, India Email: sunidhi.doc@gmail.com, Phone no: 7015581060 Abstract Background: Infant and Young child feeding practices are the most important determinant of growth in 623 months age group. Children who falter in their growth during this critical period of growth and development lag behind and don’t reach their true intellectual and physical growth potential. Material & Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Community Development Block, Beri, district Jhajjar, Haryana over the period of one year. In the present study 400 mothers of children aged 6-23 months were selected with multistage random sampling method and interviewed using structured questionnaire for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices. Data were analyzed with using SPSS-20.0, Chi-square, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression tests. Results: 73.8% mothers’ timely initiated breastfeeding at birth. 41% mothers did not exclusively breastfeed their babies up to 6 months. Age appropriate complementary feeding was started in 50.7% children. MMF among breastfed and non-breastfed was 61.75% and 48.3% respectively. MDD and MAD was observed in 47.3% & 40.8%. Mother’s educational status, mode of delivery, place of delivery and socio-economic status were significant factors associated with IYCF practices. Conclusion: compliance to IYCF practices has shown slight improvement since the last NFHS survey in 2015-2016 but still well below the WHO recommended guidelines for Infant and Young Child Feeding so a comprehensive approach needs be adopted to improve infant and young child feeding. It is recommended to undertake actions in the areas concerning policies, health systems and community. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.18535/jmscr/v7i3.248 |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://jmscr.igmpublication.org/v7-i3/248%20jmscr.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.18535/jmscr%2Fv7i3.248 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
