Abstract
Background: Infant and Young child feeding practices are the most important determinant of growth in 6-23 months age group. Children who falter in their growth during this critical period of growth and development lag behind and don’t reach their true intellectual and physical growth potential.
Material & Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Community Development Block, Beri, district Jhajjar, Haryana over the period of one year. In the present study 400 mothers of children aged 6-23 months were selected with multistage random sampling method and interviewed using structured questionnaire for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices. Data were analyzed with using SPSS-20.0, Chi-square, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression tests.
Results: 73.8% mothers’ timely initiated breastfeeding at birth. 41% mothers did not exclusively breastfeed their babies up to 6 months. Age appropriate complementary feeding was started in 50.7% children. MMF among breastfed and non-breastfed was 61.75% and 48.3% respectively. MDD and MAD was observed in 47.3% & 40.8%. Mother’s educational status, mode of delivery, place of delivery and socio-economic status were significant factors associated with IYCF practices.
Conclusion: compliance to IYCF practices has shown slight improvement since the last NFHS survey in 2015-2016 but still well below the WHO recommended guidelines for Infant and Young Child Feeding so a comprehensive approach needs be adopted to improve infant and young child feeding. It is recommended to undertake actions in the areas concerning policies, health systems and community.
Keywords: IYCF, Practices, Rural community.
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Dr Sunidhi Karol
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i3.248
