COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS

Dr. Madhavi Prathyusha; Dr. Sathish Narayanan

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS

Dr. Madhavi Prathyusha, Dr. Sathish Narayanan

Abstract :

AIM: The main aim of the study is to correlate feeding practices of mother and OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess feeding practices of mothers . 2. To assess nutritional status of children . 3. To find out correlation between feeding practices of mothers and nutritional status of their children. STUDY DESIGN: a] Inclusion criteria: Mothers of children who were willing to participate. In the study both male and female children. b) Exclusion criteria: I) Mothers who have physically and mentally challenge Children. ii)Mothers who did not have children along with them at the time data collection. METHODOLOGY: Study group: Paediatric age group( 6 MONTHS TO 2years Sample size: 100 subjects Study design: cross sectional study . PLAN FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics using SPSS software