An evaluation: IYCF practices in rural area of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh

Authors

  • Medhavi Agarwal Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
  • H. S. Joshi Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
  • Ruchi Tanwar Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
  • Arun Singh Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
  • Rashmi Katyal Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
  • Deepak Upadhyay Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175803

Keywords:

Infant and young child feeding, Rural area, Evaluation

Abstract

Background: In recent Annual Health Survey conducted in India from 2010 to 2013 covering all the 284 districts (as per 2011 census) of 8 Empowered Action Group (EAG) States (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Rajasthan) and Assam, only 21% of breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding children are fed in accordance with the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) recommendations thus this study was taken up to evaluate the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) recommendations practices in Bareilly district of U.P. Objective is to evaluate the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in rural area of Bareilly district, U.P.

Methods: Community based Cross sectional study was conducted using 30 by 7 cluster sampling technique in rural area of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh from August 2017 to September 2017 in all children of age 1 year residing in the study area. Sample size was 210.The results were compiled and analyzed in Epi info-7.2.

Results: In this study­ 69.5% children were put to breast feeding with in 1 hour of birth. Prelacteal feed was given to 20.5% of studied population.

Conclusions: There have been considered developments in the status of IYCF practices in Bareilly as compared to National Family Health Survey-3 at national level yet the scope for further progress is substantial. 

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2017-12-23

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Agarwal, M., Joshi, H. S., Tanwar, R., Singh, A., Katyal, R., & Upadhyay, D. (2017). An evaluation: IYCF practices in rural area of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 5(1), 308–312. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175803

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