Infant and child feeding index.

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dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorSandhu, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T15:15:38Z
dc.date.available2006-09-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T15:15:38Z
dc.date.issued2006-09-29en_US
dc.description19 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractTraditional indicators of child feeding practices are widely used and appear to be useful, although the validity and reliability of those related to complementary feeding have not been established. Composite child feeding indices have the potential to address some of the methodological constraints related to the quantitative measurement of child feeding practices. They can address the multi-dimensionality of child feeding practices i.e. the need to consider the type, quality, texture, nutrient density of food, frequency of feeding and diversity of the diet; the age-specificity of child feeding practices; and the fact that feeding practices tend to cluster. The main advantage of creating a composite index is that it allows construction of one variable representing various dimensions of feeding or care practices. This variable, in turn, can be used to illustrate graphically the importance of child feeding or care for child outcomes or to model their determinants. This can be invaluable for advocacy, apart from being an indispensable tool for the purposes of research, monitoring and evaluation. Experience with creation of composite child feeding indices with the studies in Accra and DHS data sets from Latin America and Ethiopia has been encouraging and suggests that this is a promising area for future development and program applications.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Foods and Nutrition, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujrat, India. mrsnandini@rediffmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationSrivastava N, Sandhu A. Infant and child feeding index. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2006 Sep; 73(9): 767-70en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/83448
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshChild Careen_US
dc.subject.meshChild Nutritional Physiology Phenomenaen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFeeding Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshFood Habitsen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Status Indicatorsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant Nutritional Physiological Phenomenaen_US
dc.titleInfant and child feeding index.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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