Infant and young child feeding practices in children aged  fifteen to twenty months

Adarsh Bagali; Karthikeyan Kadirvel; Ilamaran V.; P. Soundararajan

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212017

Authors

Adarsh Bagali Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
Karthikeyan Kadirvel Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
Ilamaran V. Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
P. Soundararajan Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212017

Keywords:

Infant, Child nutrition, Anthropometry, Malnutrition, Maternal education

Abstract

Background: Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices plays a very crucial role in early child growth and development. We aimed to find the prevalence of optimal IYCF practices and correlate with the anthropometric measures.

Methods: This hospital based cross sectional study, involving 345 children aged between 15 to 20 months from April 2018 to April 2020 whose mothers were interviewed using a pre-validated questionnaire.

Results: The prevalence of optimal IYCF practices were comparable with the published data. Higher maternal education, higher socio-economic status was significantly associated with better IYCF indicators.

Conclusions: Improved IYCF practices have the potential to improve child’s nutritional status.

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