Knowledge and Hygiene Practices among Mothers While Infant and Young Child Feeding in Raichur, Karnataka:A Cross Sectional Study

Background: The benefits of adherence to optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) to both the mothers and their infants below two years are well documented. However, compliance to optimal IYCF practices has been noted to vary in different settings. This study sought to establish factors influencing mothers’ adherence to optimal infant and young child feeding practices for babies below two years in Mpigi town council- Mpigi District. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study carried out among 264 mothers of babies between six months to two years of age attending postnatal care units of health facilities in Mpigi town council, Uganda: Mpigi Health Center (HC) IV and Kyaali HC III. Purposive sampling method was used to select the health centers while simple random sampling was then used to select the sample from the selected centers. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data entry and analysis was performed using SPSS version 16. Results: 264 participants were invited to participate in the study, 100% of these fully completed the survey. The majority of the mothers were aged 20 to 34 years (80.3%). After scoring each participant using the four characteristics which included: initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour following birth, exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months followed by continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary foods upto 2 years and beyond, the majority of the participants were adherent (79.6%) to IYCF practices while 20.4% were non adherent to IYCF practices. Conclusion: A good estimate of adherence to optimal IYCF practices was revealed in this study. Sustaining well-established policies to support IYCF programmes is recommended to maintain optimal IYCF practices.

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A study on Infant and young child feeding practices among children aged less than 24 months in an Urban slum of Raichur – A cross-sectional study.

National Journal of Research in Community Medicine ◽

10.26727/njrcm.2018.7.3.158-162 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 158

Author(s):

Swetha RajeshwarI ◽

Ayesha Nawaz

Keyword(s):

Young Child ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Child Feeding ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Young Child Feeding ◽

Child Feeding Practices ◽

Infant And Young Child

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Paternal Involvement in and Sociodemographic Correlates of Infant and Young Child Feeding in a District in Coastal South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.661058 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Prasanna Mithra ◽

Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan ◽

Rekha T ◽

Nithin Kumar ◽

Ramesh Holla ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Child ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Paternal Involvement ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Child Feeding ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Young Child Feeding ◽

South Indian ◽

Infant And Young Child

Context: The feeding practices during first 2 years of life determine the overall health and survival during childhood and beyond. Child nutrition is responsibility of both parents and so far emphasis has been laid mostly on mothers. Fathers' involvement toward Infant and Young child feeding (IYCF) has been proved to be of paramount importance and yet it is given limited importance.Objectives: This study aims to study the level of paternal involvement toward IYCF and its associated factors and to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices toward IYCF in Dakshina Kannada District in South Indian State of Karnataka.Settings and Design: This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the coastal District of Dakshina Kannada; Karnataka State in India.Methods: The study included 450 fathers of infant and young children (aged <2 years) in five taluks of Dakshina Kannada district. They were assessed for knowledge, attitude, and practices related to IYCF. Median score for the practice component was considered cut off to classify involvement in IYCF. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp. Chi-square-test and Binary Logistic Regression with Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit model were used. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios were generated. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Mean age of the study population was 34.6 years (SD, 5.4). The practice scores median (IQR) was 34.0 (IQR, 31.0–39.0), and 40.9% of the participants had poor involvement in IYCF. This was significantly higher among fathers from predominantly urban area. Those who had education above graduation and younger fathers had better involvement in IYCF.Conclusions: Less than half of fathers had poor involvement in IYCF, and it was lower among fathers from urban areas, higher age, and lower educational levels.

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