Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING (IYCF) PRACTICES IN RURAL AREA OF NAGPUR

Sameer H Golawar, Debashish R Parmar, Bhagwat N Dahiphale

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<p> Introduction: Infant and young child feeding practices are multidimensional and age specific. The period between birth and two years is widely recognized as a critical period because of the need for appropriate nutrition to support the rapid rate of physical growth and ain development. Objective: To assessInfant & Young Child Feeding practices among children aged (0– 23 months) in rural area of Nagpur using WHO 2008 IYCF indicators. Methods: A descriptive cross–sectional study conducted from December 2014 to March 2015 in three villages of a sub center Patansavangi in rural area of Nagpur district. A total of 363 children of 0–23 month of age were studied for infant and young child feeding practices using a standard pretested & pre–validated questionnaire. Result: Of the total 363 studied children, 58.67% were put on east–feeding within 1 hour of birth, while only 4.13% children were given prelacteal feed. All studied chil¬dren were exclusively east–fed for 6 months. 86.13% mothers of children who belonged to 12–23 months age group continued eastfeeding up to 2 years. About 73.53% started complementary feeding at 6 months. Of 270 children belonging to 6–23 months age group, 30.75% were fed from four or more food groups whereas 69.25% from less than four. Minimum meal frequency (MMF) was adequate in 62.59% while minimum acceptable diet (MAD) was observed in 17.78% of children. Only 30.00% of children received iron rich food Conclusion: This study reveals that although the exclusive eastfeeding rate is satisfactory in this study population, other indicators are not at acceptable levels. The findings clearly highlight the importance of imparting health education to mother and family members about correct IYCF practices</p>

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Sameer H Golawar, Debashish R Parmar, Bhagwat N Dahiphale INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING (IYCF) PRACTICES IN RURAL AREA OF NAGPUR International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 3 March 2016


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