scholarly journals Characteristics of Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Infants in Selected Villages at Dhamrai

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shayela Farah ◽  
Mohoshina Karim
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Weaning Food ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
The Common

Infants are the most vulnerable group among all the age groups in our society. Breastfeeding decisions and practices are influenced by multiple factors including knowledge, attitude and beliefs. This rural based cross sectional descriptive study carried out among 320 mothers having infant up to 1 year of selected villages at Dhamrai from 7th August to 31th January 2014, to determine the characteristics of feeding practices and nutritional status of infants. Near fifty percent infants belonged to age group 9-12 months and of them one third were more than 8 kg. Regarding feeding status 284(88.8%) of respondents got colostrum’s bit about fifty-five percent mother did not know the benefit of exclusive breastfeeding. The observation regarding complementary feeding 142(50.9%) infants were started after six months of age and the common types of complementary food were khichuri (49.7%), shagu, suji (21.5%), fruit juice (6.8%) given as family food. It was found that 208(65%) mothers were encouraged by doctors to practice weaning food. The prevalence of severe underweight and moderate underweight in the studied children were 10.9% and 14.1% respectively, the prevalence of moderate and severe wasting children was 6.2% and 3.2% respectively and the prevalence of severely and moderately stunted children were 8.3% and 10.9% respectively. Proper breastfeeding practices are effective ways for reducing infant morbidity and mortality. So it may be concluded that correct breast feeding practices should be supported and promoted to improve the well-being of infants.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study of determinants and impact of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices on nutritional status and common illnesses among infants in urban slum

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4563
Author(s):  
Monika S. Masare ◽  
Gajanan Soyam ◽  
P. A. Hiwarkar
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Common Illnesses

Background: The present research was carried out with an objective to study various breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices its effect on nutritional status of children and association with common illness like diarrhea and ARI.Methods: This cross sectional observational study was conducted on infant registered in under five-clinic at an urban health center in urban slum. A semi structured questionnaire was used to study the current breast feeding and infant feeding practices among mothers of the study subjects. The analysis was done using Microsoft Excel.Results: There was universal breastfeeding with almost all children having ever been breastfed. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months was not practiced as only about 37.72% of infants were exclusively breastfed for six months. Factors associated with sub-optimal infant and young child feeding practices in these settings include mother’s education level, lack of knowledge of proper feeding practices, lower socioeconomic status, and frequent illness. Noncompliance with proper exclusive breast-feeding practices was associated with more chances of having diarrhoea and acute respiratory illness among infants.Conclusions: The study indicates poor adherence to WHO recommendations for breastfeeding and infant feeding practices leading to more chances of falling ill with common illnesses.

scholarly journals Complementary Feeding Practices And Its Economic And Social Impact: A Cross Sectional Hospital Based Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Swarup Kumar Bisoi ◽  
Mamata Devi Mohanty ◽  
Dillip Kumar Dash ◽  
Satabdi Giri
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Income Group ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Weaning Food ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Income Group ◽  
The Family

Introduction: According to NHFS-4 data, around 38% of under-five Indian children are malnourished and stunted. In addition to poor socio-economic status, faulty complementary feeding practice is a major contributor to this. The objective of this study is to know the prevailing complementary feeding practices in our area, the most common food type preferred for introduction during initiation of complementary feeds, knowledge of the mother and their family members regarding complementary feeding, the factors influencing in decision making  and its financial  burden on the family.  Methods: This hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted in a private Medical College in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. 256 mothers of infants between six months to two years attending Paediatric OPD from December 2018 to June 2019 were selected by random sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Results: Out of the total 256 subjects interviewed, 134 (76.13%) out of 176 families belonging to lower income group preferred commercially available processed food over home food as the initial weaning food as compared to 32 (40%) out of 80 of the high income group preferring the same. The lower income group spent 22.3% of the total family income on commercial preparations to feed their infants in the age group six to 12 months. Whereas high income group families spend an average of 14.3% of family income on baby food products in the same age group. Despite being in regular contact with the local physician, in 85% of the total visits to the doctor, the opportunity wasn’t utilised to counsel the family member about complementary  feeding practices. Conclusions: Commercial preparations are the primary preferred weaning food. The dietary diversity of complementary food is very poor, thus affecting growth and development. The false perception that commercial preparations are critical to child growth and development is overburdening the family finances.

scholarly journals Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months followed by complementary feeding along with breastfeeding is crucial for proper growth and development of a child. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the feeding practice of mothers ha

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Dipika Khatri ◽  
Naveen Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutrition Messages

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months followed by complementary feeding along with breastfeeding is crucial for proper growth and development of a child. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the feeding practice of mothers having the children 6-23 months in Kaski district and to correlate the relationship between complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children 6-23 months. A community-based cross sectional analytical study was conducted among 453 mothers having the children 6-23 months, applying cluster sampling technique and using the structured questionnaire, salter scale weighing machine, stadiometer and sakir tape were used as research tools. From all respondents 67% started complementary feeding at 6-8 months of age. The practices of minimum meal frequency, minimum dietary diversity, and minimum acceptable diet were 93.8%, 45.9% and 42.4% among mothers of 6–23 months aged children, respectively. More than half of children have worst feeding practices. Types of family, mother’s education, father’s education, mother’s occupation were significantly associated with feeding practices. In term of nutritional status, 62.26% of children were stunted, 7.3% of children were underweight and 3.4% of children were wasted. Feeding practices were significantly associated with children nutritional status based on wasting and mid upper arm circumference. Overall in Kaski district, it was found that majority of mother had poor feeding practices which contribute to the under nutrition. Nutrition messages on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (IYCF) should emphasis dietary diversity and frequency of feeding for all the children. Keywords: Associated factors, Children, Feeding practices, Nutritional status

scholarly journals Maternal Knowledge and Complementary Feeding Practices and their Relationship with Nutritional Status Among Children 6-23 Months Old in Pastoral Community of Marsabit County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 862-876
Author(s):  
Joyce Nzilani Mutuku ◽  
Sophie Ochola ◽  
Justus Osero
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pastoral Community ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Appropriate complementary feeding practices have positive impact on health and growth of children aged 6-23 months. Little is known about complementary feeding practices among the pastoralists. The aim of this study was to document the influence of maternal knowledge on child feeding and complementary practices on the nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months amongst a pastoral community in Kenya. A WHO standard validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 289 randomly selected mothers/primary caregivers and their children aged 6-23 months. The interviews were conducted through face-to-face in a one-time household visit. The findings showed that half (50.2%) of the children received complementary foods at the age of six months. The proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children that achieved the recommended Minimum Meal Frequency (MMF) was 28.7% and 2.6% respectively. About one-quarter (23.9%) achieved the recommended Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD). A total of 5.9% achieved the Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD). Majority of the mothers/caregivers (95.1%) knew that children should be encouraged to feed while 61.6% knew that children should be fed more frequently during and after illness. The timing of introduction of complementary feeding ([OR]=0.307, P=0.001) and child’s dietary diversity ([OR]=3.112, P=0.020 were predictors of wasting among the children while timing of introduction of complementary feeding ([OR]=0.226, P=0.000) and maternal knowledge on the duration of breastfeeding ([OR]=6.359, P=0.012) predicted child underweight.. Complementary feeding practices are not optimal and the nutritional status of the children is poor. Complementary feeding practices predicted child nutritional status whereas maternal/caregivers’ knowledge on complementary feeding practices had limited impact on child nutrition status.

scholarly journals Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of young children in a community in Sokoto

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-329
Author(s):  
T. Yusuf ◽  
B. Jibrin
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
The Mean

Background: Complementary feeding is the cornerstone of child’s nutrition. Most malnourished children had their predicament originating from  the period of transition from breastfeeding to family diet. Objectives: To determine the complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of young children in Gwiwa community. Materials and  Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Gwiwa community, Wammakko LGA, Sokoto State between January and June,  2018. Three hundred and ten mothers with their children aged 6 –36 months were interviewed using structured interviewer - administered questionnaire and the children’s nutritional status was assessed using WHO classification of malnutrition. Data was analysed using SPSS version22.0.A p-value ≤0.05 was taken as significan. Results: One hundred and forty (45.2%) respondents were aged  15 – 24years and 168(54.2%) were of low socio-economic class. There were 190  males and 120 females with 66 (21.3%) children exclusively bre as t - fed for 6months. The mean age of cessation of breast feeding was 17.8 ±3.6 months. One hundred and sixty-nine (54.5%) children commenced complementary feeding at 6-8month of age with the mean age of 5.7(±2.6) months. One hundred and eighty-four (59.4%) used plain pap with 41.2% fed more than 3 times per day. Eighty-two (26.5%), 56(18.1%) and 76 (24.5%) children were underweight, wasted and stunted respectively. Conclusion: The complementary feeding practices were suboptimal in this community and might explain the poor nutritional status of their under- fives. Efforts should be geared towards optimal complementary feeding practices in this community. Key words: Complementary, Feeding, Practice, Nutritional, Status, Under-5.

scholarly journals Pattern of Complementary Feeding among Mothers Having Child Aged 6 to 12 Months

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Monoarul Haque ◽  
Nurun Nahar ◽  
Md Shafiullah Prodhania ◽  
Farzana Rahman Lima ◽  
Md Rijwan Bhuiyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Solid Liquid

Background: Infant feeding practices play a crucial role in determining a child’s rate of growth and development. Improper feeding practices have not only continued to jeopardize the nutritional status of Bangladeshi Children but also the well being of millions of children all over the world.Objective: The aim of the study was to assess pattern of complementary feeding among mothers having child aged 6 to 12 months.Materials and method: This was a cross sectional study conducted among 125 mothers having child aged 6 to 12 months. Purposive sampling method was used and pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data by face to face interview. Prior data collection verbal consent was taken from respondents.Results: Mean age of the infants was 9.95±2.046 months. Maximum 24% of the mothers were educated up to class VI-IX. About 47.2% mother introduced complementary feeding at 6th month to their infants. Among the age group of 6 to 8 months 13.9%, 44.4%, 30.6% and 11.1% children received meal for 1-2 times/day, 3-4 times/day, 5-6 times/day and more than 6 times/day respectively. In 6-8 months age group 52.8%, 19.4%, 16.7%, 8.3% and 2.8% were given semi solid and liquid, semi solid and solid, liquid, semi solid, and solid respectively. Besides 64% respondents gave ‘Rice/Rice Powder/Suzy’ as complementary feeding, 60% received ‘khichuri’, and 4.85% gave non-infant formulae.Conclusion: Overall pattern of complementary feeding was not satisfactory. Further large scale study is needed to get actual picture.Delta Med Col J. Jan 2016 4(1): 13-17

scholarly journals Infant Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children of Less Than 1 Year

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustanshirah Lubna ◽  
Nazma Begum ◽  
Soofia Khatoon
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective(s): To determine infant feeding practices along with the nutritional status of under 1 year children.Materials and Method: This descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out in Department of Paediatrics of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital during the period from July to December 2012 on 52 admitted children of 29 days to 1 year of age.Results: Exclusive breastfeeding was found in 19 (86.4%) cases in under 6 months age group and 3 (10.0%) cases in more than 6 months age group. Complementary feeding with breastfeeding was found in 76% of more than 6 months old infant. Majority patients in both groups received breastfeeding >8 times / 24 hour. Ninety five percent infants of ? 6 months of age who were on exclusive breastfeeding and eighty three percent infants of > 6 months who were on breastfeeding plus complementary feeding were in normal nutritional status.Conclusion: Exclusive breastfeeding in infants upto 6 months of age and breastfeeding with complimentary feeding in more than 6 months of age provided better nutritional status.Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2015; Vol. 30(2) : 74-79

Personality's Correlates of Adult Development and Aging

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Vittorio Caprara ◽  
Mariagiovanna Caprara ◽  
Patrizia Steca
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Development And Aging ◽  
And Gender

Three cross-sectional studies examined stability and change in personality over the course of life by measuring the relations linking age to personality traits, self-efficacy beliefs, values, and well-being in large samples of Italian male and female participants. In each study, relations between personality and age were examined across several age groups ranging from young adulthood to old age. In each study, personality constructs were first examined in terms of mean group differences accrued by age and gender and then in terms of their correlations with age across gender and age groups. Furthermore, personality-age correlations were also calculated, controlling for the demographic effects accrued by marital status, education, and health. Findings strongly indicated that personality functioning does not necessarily decline in the later years of life, and that decline is more pronounced in males than it is in females across several personality dimensions ranging from personality traits, such as emotional stability, to self-efficacy beliefs, such as efficacy in dealing with negative affect. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for personality theory and social policy.

scholarly journals Age and Spinal Disease Correlate to Albumin and Vitamin D Status

2021 ◽  
pp. 219256822098256
Author(s):  
Anderson Gomes Marin ◽  
Raphael de Rezende Pratali ◽  
Samuel Machado Marin ◽  
Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Hypovitaminosis D ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Surgical Approaches ◽  
Albumin Concentration ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Epidemiological Profile

Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Objectives: Thus, this study aimed to assess the epidemiological profile of a patient sample that underwent spinal surgery regarding their nutritional and vitamin D status. Methods: Serum albumin and vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) levels were measured in patients with different spinal surgical approaches and various pathologies at a single institution. 112 patients were retrospectively identified for inclusion and stratified by age into 4 age groups and by pathology. The nutritional status of the patients was classified in vitamin D inadequacy (< 30ng/mL), vitamin D deficiency (<20ng/mL), and hypoalbuminemia (<3.5g/dL). Data was analyzed comparing vitamin D, and albumin means considering gender, age group, and pathologies. Results: Twenty-eight (25.2%) patients had hypoalbuminemia. There was no difference between gender (p = 0.988); there was a significant decrease in albumin concentration increasing the age (p < 0.001). The prevalence of hypoalbuminemia was significantly higher in patients with trauma, tumor and infection than in those patients with degenerative and deformity diseases (p = 0.003). The prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy was 33.7%, and that of deficiency was 62.2%, while severe deficiency (< 10 ng/mL) in 16.3%. The vitamin D concentration was significantly different among the pathologies (P = 0.047), the lower concentration occurring in patients with tumor. Conclusion: Older patients, as well as patients with tumor and infectious pathologies, seem to have a higher prevalence of hypoalbuminemia, inferring malnutrition. There was a low epidemic level of vitamin D concentration, almost all patients presenting some degree of hypovitaminosis D, independent of age, gender and nutritional status.

scholarly journals Food consumption and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a case of Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Nafula Kuria
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

AbstractObjectiveTo establish the food consumption, dietary habits and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and adults whose HIV status is not established.DesignCross-sectional descriptive survey.SettingThika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya.SubjectsA random sample of 439 adults; 174 adults living with HIV/AIDS and 265 adults whose HIV/AIDS status was not established in Thika and Bungoma Districts.ResultsMajority of PLWHA consume foods that are low in nutrients to build up the immune system and help maintain adequate weight, and there is little variety in the foods they consume. More adults who are HIV-positive are undernourished than those whose status is not established. Of the HIV-positive adults, those with a BMI of ≤18·5 kg/m2 were 23·6 % (Thika 20·0 % and Bungoma 25·7 %) while of the adults whose status is not established those with BMI ≤ 18·5 kg/m2 were 13·9 % (Thika 9·3 % and Bungoma 16·7 %).ConclusionsAdults who are HIV-positive are more likely to be undernourished than those whose status is not established, as there is a significant difference (P = 0·000) between the nutritional status (BMI) of PLWHA and those whose HIV/AIDS status is not established. PLWHA consume foods that are low in nutrients to promote their nutritional well-being and health.

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