scholarly journals Infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in Hyderabad, Telangana

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhir Shankar Mane ◽  
Pranitha Reddy Chundi
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Infant And Young Child

Background: The objective of the study was to assess Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices using World Health Organization indicators in infants and young children attending immunization clinics. Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was designed in a tertiary care hospital in an urban setup. Infant and young children from birth to 24 months attending immunization clinics were included. Main outcome measures were to assess IYCF Practices (8 Core and 7 Optional Indicators) and possible reasons for not practicing the same. Results: A total of 520 mothers attending immunization clinics were interviewed from June to July 2014. Mean age of the children was 32.5 weeks. 50.1% and 47.6% belonged to Hindu and Muslim religion respectively. Only 33.78% children were breastfed within one hour of birth. Among those who had not initiated breastfeeding within one hour of birth, 60.6% were not aware and the most common reason was caesarean section. In children older than 6 months, only 80% of children were exclusively breast fed for six months and the most common reason was insufficient breast milk. Only 72.5% of mothers introduced complementary foods from 6 to 9 months. Conclusions: The study shows poor IYCF practices in children attending immunization clinic at an urban tertiary care hospital. There is a clear knowledge gap among mothers. These faulty practices need to be addressed to improve feeding practices so as to maximize their benefits to the child. The study did not assess nutritional status of children. This would have been useful to see how inadequate IYCF practices were associated with nutritional status of the children. 

Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion, and Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review of Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-698
Author(s):  
Immacolata Dall’Oglio ◽  
Francesca Marchetti ◽  
Rachele Mascolo ◽  
Patrizia Amadio ◽  
Orsola Gawronski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant And Young Child

Background Infants, young children, and their mothers are vulnerable in humanitarian emergencies. The health benefits of optimal breastfeeding practices in emergency settings have been demonstrated by many researchers. Infant and Young Children Feeding in Emergency guidelines illustrate a series of interventions to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding, but unfortunately, these recommendations are still scarcely applied. Research Aims (1) To review the literature describing the effectiveness of breastfeeding protection, promotion, and support interventions in humanitarian emergency contexts; (2) to describe the influence of interventions on breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration; and (3) to evaluate relevant mother and infant/child outcomes available in the literature. Methods PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Psychology Database, JSTOR, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Ovid were searched for articles that examined breastfeeding protection, promotion, or support interventions and the resulting outcomes without any time limits ( N = 10). Articles that did not include the interventions and related outcomes were excluded ( n = 1,391). Results Improved breastfeeding outcomes were reported in four (40%) papers, and three (30%) highlighted a behavioral change in infant and young child feeding practices following the implementation of the interventions. Increased knowledge about appropriate infant and young child feeding practices among mothers and humanitarian/health staff was reported in eight (80%) papers. However, outcomes were sometimes only generically reported, and some of the included papers had a low strength of evidence. Conclusion In the literature, there is a great dearth of studies evaluating the influence of interventions aimed at improving breastfeeding in emergency settings. More evidence is urgently needed to encourage and implement optimal breastfeeding practices.

Impact of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices on Growth in Young Children in Rural Cambodia

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 719-720
Author(s):  
Susan Jack ◽  
Kevanna Ou ◽  
Mary Chea ◽  
Lan Chhin ◽  
Robyn Devenish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Infant And Young Child

scholarly journals Association of infant and young child feeding practices and acute lower respiratory infections

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1866
Author(s):  
Bibin Varghese ◽  
Mehul M. Gosai ◽  
Asha V. Patel ◽  
Akash Patel
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Routine Immunization ◽  
Acute Lower Respiratory Infection ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Infant And Young Child ◽  
Infant And Young Children

Background: Suboptimal maternal–child nutrition leading to malnutrition is the major cause increasing morbidity and mortality from severe acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) among under two children. This research compares the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in children with ALRI and children coming for routine immunization to find out the independent risk factors.Methods: The study was a hospital-based case control study. Infant and young children from 6 months to two years with ALRI admitted to the pediatric ward were studied as cases. Infant and young children of same age coming for routine immunization to the pediatric immunization clinic were studied as controls. Feeding patterns, socio-demographic, environmental and parenting factors were obtained from them in between May 2019 to April 2020.Results: Mixed feeding till 6 months (adjusted OR=34.191; 95% CI, 2.158–541.801; p=0.012), early initiation of complimentary feeding (AOR=30.389; 95% CI, 1.426–647.603; p=0.029), late initiation of complimentary feeding (AOR=28.696; 95% CI, 1.217–676.566; p=0.037) and inadequate amount of complimentary feeding (AOR=14.406; 95% CI, 1.898–109.371; p=0.010) were significant in multivariate analysis.Conclusions: Interventions to increase awareness of breastfeeding and complimentary feeding practices seldom reach lower sections of the society. Feeding visits, mother support groups and community projects to provide home based counselling on IYCF are needed to improve the situation.

Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators in Children <2 Yrs of Age in a Tertiary Care Centre

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Manisha Maurya ◽  
Arun Kumar Maurya ◽  
Poonam Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
World Health ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Infant And Young Child

Adequate infant and young child feeding practices in children &lt;2years is the most important determinant of under-five mortality and morbidity. According to World Health Organization1 (WHO) under nutrition is associated with 47 % of child deaths and about 800,000 lives can be saved if optimal feeding practices are followed world wide1. Study done by Kushwaha et al showed significant improvement in IYCF practices after counseling of mothers by mother support groups in Lalitpur.

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