Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Their Association with Women抯 Autonomy: A Community-Based Study in Rural West Bengal

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dc.contributor.authorSarkar, NHen_US
dc.contributor.authorRay, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorBasu, SSen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorRashid, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorBasu, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T11:08:17Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T11:08:17Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In majority of societies women are the primary caregivers of children. Poor feeding habits in early childhood contribute to malnutrition and child mortality in India. While the effects of some of the resources such as education on child feeding practices have been extensively evaluated, women's autonomy have received less attention. Objective: To assess feeding practices among the infants and young children in Budge-budge II block of West Bengal. Method: A descriptive study with cross-sectional design was conducted among 161 children between 6-23 months of age and their respondent mothers in Budge-Budge II block, West Bengal, using multistage random sampling. Mothers were interviewed face to face, and data were collected using a predesigned, pretested and structured IYCF practice schedule and a Likert-type women's autonomy measurement scale and analysed using SPSS v26.0. Multivariable binary logistic regression and the Pearson's correlation was done to find association. Results: Among the study participants, 155 (96.3%) reported being breastfed, 29 (18%) received pre-lacteal feed, 60 (37.3%) had not initiated breastfeeding early within 1 hour, 149 (92.5%) received colostrum, 39 (24.2%) were not exclusively breastfed; 119 (73.9%) of the study participants had adequate meal frequency whereas 87 (54%) and 97 (60.2%) had inadequate dietary diversity and acceptable diet respectively. Overall IYCF practice was significantly poor 113 (70.2%). Among the mothers 88 (54.7%) had lower level of autonomy. Conclusion: More than half of the study participants had poor overall IYCF practices. A majority of the mothers were having a lower level of autonomy. IYCF practices were found to be poorer among the female children and those delivered by Caesarean Section. Moderately positive correlation was found between mothers' autonomy and IYCF practices.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Resident, Dept of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Dept of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Dept of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Resident, Dept of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Resident, Dept of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head, Dept of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSarkar NH, Ray K, Basu SS, Gupta K, Rashid M, Basu M.. Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Their Association with Women抯 Autonomy: A Community-Based Study in Rural West Bengal. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat Chapter. 2025 Mar; 16(1): 35-44en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/248295
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr.Viral R.Daveen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume16en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_689_2025en_US
dc.subjectBreast feedingen_US
dc.subjectDietary diversityen_US
dc.subjectFemale self-governmenten_US
dc.subjectGrowth and developmenten_US
dc.titleInfant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Their Association with Women抯 Autonomy: A Community-Based Study in Rural West Bengalen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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