A cross sectional study on optimal infant and young child feeding practices with reference to WHO indicators in a rural area of Puducherry

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dc.contributor.authorRadjasegarane, Arulprasaden_US
dc.contributor.authorRajagopal, Anandarajen_US
dc.contributor.authorMathiyalagen, Prakashen_US
dc.contributor.authorVasudevan, Kavitaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:38:57Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:38:57Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Optimal infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) are essential to address the increasing burden of malnutrition and for the overall development of the children. The present study was conducted to estimate the proportion of optimal infant and young child feeding practices among rural children aged 0 to 23 months and study the associated socio demographic factors.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 360 children in the age group of 0 to 23 months in a rural field practice area of a medical college in Puducherry. Data on IYCF practices were collected using a standardized tool developed by WHO. Core and optional IYCF indicators were calculated. Chi-square test and Fishers’ exact test were used as tests of significance.Results: Almost 88.0% of infants were initiated early on breastfeeding and 90.8% were exclusively breastfed for six months. Children who were continuously breastfed at one year and two years were 77.4% and 22.4% respectively. About 75.0% were introduced with solid or semisolid foods at 6 to 8 months of age. Among children aged 6 to 23 months, 77.3% had the recommended minimum dietary diversity, 81.3% had the minimum meal frequencies, while 57.7% received the minimum acceptable diet and only 39.4% consumed iron rich foods. Gender was significantly associated with the practice of continued breastfeeding at one year, adequate minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency.Conclusions: The core and optional IYCF indicators were acceptably good in the initial six months of life but thereafter showed suboptimal levels, which should be emphasized among the mothers or primary care givers.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationRadjasegarane Arulprasad, Rajagopal Anandaraj, Mathiyalagen Prakash, Vasudevan Kavita. A cross sectional study on optimal infant and young child feeding practices with reference to WHO indicators in a rural area of Puducherry. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Apr; 6(4): 1684-1689en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201168
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191405en_US
dc.subjectBreast feedingen_US
dc.subjectCore and optional indicatorsen_US
dc.subjectInfant and young child feedingen_US
dc.subjectPuducherryen_US
dc.titleA cross sectional study on optimal infant and young child feeding practices with reference to WHO indicators in a rural area of Puducherryen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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