Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Knowledge and Attitude of Feeding Practices Adopted by the Mother's of Infants in Davanagere City

Pradeepkumar Pc

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India is a chief victim of underplay of nutrition. The rise of malnutrition in children during the first two years of life is indicative of poor infant feeding practice among mothers of infants. Growth during the first year of life is greater than at any other time after the birth. During this stage growth of the baby is largely promoted by east milk fed by mother in addition to it adequate nutrition is essential for the growth and development of the children. Due to various reasons like conventional feeding practices, lack of infant feeding knowledge, and poor knowledge of nutrition, poor health practices that causes infant mortality. In order to prevent these problems and to promote infant and maternal health, it is important that mothers should have awareness on infant feeding practices that contributes largely in reducing infant mortality rate and promoting child health. Hence this study is undertaken to know the infant feeding practices which is prevalent among mothers in Davangere city. The present study is in descriptive in nature. An attempt is made to describe the different infant feeding practices adopted by mothers in Davangere city

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Pradeepkumar PC Knowledge and Attitude of Feeding Practices Adopted by the Mother’s of Infants in Davanagere City International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 7 July 2014

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