A Study of Complementry Feeding Practices amongst Mothers of Children Aged Six Months to Two Years Attending an Immunisation Clinic

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dc.contributor.authorB, Sabreenen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Sunilen_US
dc.contributor.authorVaidya, Rajeshen_US
dc.contributor.authorMarwaha, MPSen_US
dc.contributor.authorAnand, Bhupinder Kauren_US
dc.contributor.authorGarg, Rajat Kumaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:09:29Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:09:29Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Infant and young child feeding indicators havebeen developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), toguide and monitor the feeding practices of young children. TheWorld Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusivebreast feeding (EBF) for the first six months of life, with theaddition of complementary feeds (CF) at six months withcontinued breast feeding until at least the age of two years.Study aimed to find out the complementary feeding practicesamongst mothers of children aged six months to two years.Material and Methods: A cross sectional study ofcomplementary feeding practices amongst mothers of childrenaged six months to two years in an urban setting. Therefore atotal of 154 subjects were taken into the study. The study wasconducted from Jan 2014 – Sep 2015.Result: Among the studied children, 59.7% were males and40.3% were females. Almost more than half of the childrenwere in the age groups of more than 9 months and only 18.2%were in the age group 6 – 8 months.Conclusion: This study suggested that accurate informationand education should be given to mothers and caregiversabout appropriate breast-feeding and complementary feedingpractices to prevent malnutrition and improve the health statusof the childrenen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCommunity Medicine Specialist, SMC HQ WAC (U), Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDirector Medical Services (Health) and Senior Adviser Community Medicine, Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHOD and Professor Department of Community Medicine, Army Medical College, Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsClassified Specialist Aviation Medicine, Air Force Centre Medical Establishment, New Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, SGT Medical College, Gurugramen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGraded Specialist Psychiatry, Air Force Centre Medical Establishment, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationB Sabreen, Agrawal Sunil, Vaidya Rajesh, Marwaha MPS, Anand Bhupinder Kaur, Garg Rajat Kumar. A Study of Complementry Feeding Practices amongst Mothers of Children Aged Six Months to Two Years Attending an Immunisation Clinic. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Apr; 6(4): d9-d12en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202222
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.4.31en_US
dc.subjectInfant and Young Childen_US
dc.subjectComplementary Feedingen_US
dc.subjectMalnutritionen_US
dc.titleA Study of Complementry Feeding Practices amongst Mothers of Children Aged Six Months to Two Years Attending an Immunisation Clinicen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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