scholarly journals Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Mothers in Lahore, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Faisal Farooq ◽  
Mohsin Raza ◽  
Zoofishan Imran ◽  
Fatima Zulfiqar ◽  
Fareeha Gul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Free Healthcare

Background: Inadequate child feeding practices lead to malnutrition, higher under-five mortality rates and adverse effects on quality of life. This study aimed to assess the breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices of mothers as well as the influence of various sociodemographic factors on them in local families of Lahore. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study. It was conducted in CMH (Combined Military Hospital), Lahore in 2018. It comprises a sample of 203 mothers with children of at least two years of age, from various urban areas of Lahore. The subjects were selected on the basis of the inclusion criteria. Mothers with psychiatric illnesses and children with congenital anomalies were excluded from the study. Mothers were approached in the paediatric outpatient departments of four tertiary care hospitals of Lahore. Responses were recorded using a modified version of the Action Contre La Faim (ACF) questionnaire. Independent sample t-test and chi-square test were applied for analysis of the data. Results: Early initiation of breastfeeding within one hour from birth was observed in 83.3% children. Most children were administered colostrum (69.5%). The rate of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months was 45.3%.  A child was being breastfed 8.21 ± 6.67 (mean ± SD) times a day. Maternal educational status, total number of adults in a household, and access to free healthcare were identified as important factors influencing the practice of breastfeeding. Porridge, khichdi, eggs, fruit and yoghurt were the most frequently used complementary foods. Conclusions: A high rate of an early start of breastfeeding and a low rate of exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months were predominant in our population. Administration of colostrum was observed in approximately two-thirds of the study participants. Education of the mother, type of the family system (nuclear or combined), and access to free healthcare strongly influence the breastfeeding practices.

scholarly journals Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices by Rural Mothers of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Md Saizuddin ◽  
Md Shahidul Hasan ◽  
Md Rashidul Islam ◽  
Md Alfazzaman ◽  
MM Mafizur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Rural Mothers ◽  
Initiation Of Breastfeeding

A descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out to assess the pattern of infant & young child feeding practices by the rural mothers of Bangladesh with a sample size of 450 during the months of January, 2015 to December, 2015. Out of 450 children, 51.1% are female & 48.9% are male. The proportions of infants with early initiation of breastfeeding (13.6%) and exclusive breastfeeding fewer than six months (57.3%) and infants who received complementary feeding at the age of 6-8 months (55.7%) were low. It showed that 90.4% of mothers have knowledge on exclusive breast feeding but only 57.3% of them have practiced it for 4-6 months. It further revealed that only 8.4% of mothers & 13.6 % of fathers are illiterate. The main problems revealed from the study were late initiation of breastfeeding, low rates of exclusive breastfeeding and inappropriate complementary feeding practices. It further revealed that 69.3% of the respondents had two or less children and only 30.7% had three or more children.Medicine Today 2016 Vol.28(1): 1-5

scholarly journals A cross sectional study on optimal infant and young child feeding practices with reference to WHO indicators in a rural area of Puducherry

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1684
Author(s):  
Arulprasad Radjasegarane ◽  
Anandaraj Rajagopal ◽  
Prakash Mathiyalagen ◽  
Kavita Vasudevan
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant And Young Child ◽  
One Year

Background: Optimal infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) are essential to address the increasing burden of malnutrition and for the overall development of the children. The present study was conducted to estimate the proportion of optimal infant and young child feeding practices among rural children aged 0 to 23 months and study the associated socio demographic factors.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 360 children in the age group of 0 to 23 months in a rural field practice area of a medical college in Puducherry. Data on IYCF practices were collected using a standardized tool developed by WHO. Core and optional IYCF indicators were calculated. Chi-square test and Fishers’ exact test were used as tests of significance.Results: Almost 88.0% of infants were initiated early on breastfeeding and 90.8% were exclusively breastfed for six months. Children who were continuously breastfed at one year and two years were 77.4% and 22.4% respectively. About 75.0% were introduced with solid or semisolid foods at 6 to 8 months of age. Among children aged 6 to 23 months, 77.3% had the recommended minimum dietary diversity, 81.3% had the minimum meal frequencies, while 57.7% received the minimum acceptable diet and only 39.4% consumed iron rich foods. Gender was significantly associated with the practice of continued breastfeeding at one year, adequate minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency.Conclusions: The core and optional IYCF indicators were acceptably good in the initial six months of life but thereafter showed suboptimal levels, which should be emphasized among the mothers or primary care givers.

scholarly journals Socio-cultural Barriers in Infant and Young Child Feeding Practice among Mothers of Kumal Community in Nuwakot District

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Ramesh Shrestha ◽  
Ved Prasad Bhandari ◽  
Laxman Datt Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant And Young Child

Introduction: Child feeding practices have a direct consequence on the nutritional status of children under two year which ultimately have impact on child survival. Socio-cultural barriers is one of the main factors in infant and young child feeding in various community. This study aims to explore socio-cultural barriers of infant and young child feeding practices among mothers of Kumal community in Nuwakot district. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among mother of 6-23 months children’s in Kumal community. Data was collected from 67 respondents through face-to-face interview. The collected data was entered in Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS, version 20. Results: Our study reveals that 83.6% of the respondents had initiated early breastfeeding. More than half (56.7%) of the respondents had exclusive breastfeeding and 97% had extended breastfeeding. Half (50.7%) of the respondents introduce complementary feeding in time, sex of child was associated with exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Similarly, size of household, mother and father education was associated with continuation of breastfeeding practice. Conclusions: The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding is still low due to many factors and one being socio cultural practices and beliefs. Interventions that can hit the socio-cultural beliefs should be given priority to exterminate the socio-cultural taboos from root level.

scholarly journals Justification of Cesarean section in fetal distress: Experience in a tertiary care military hospital in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Shakila Khanum ◽  
Liza Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Apgar Score ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Outcome ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Fetal Distress ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Heart Rate Pattern

Background: The trend of Caesarean section (CS) carried out is rising worldwide. One of the most common indications of CS is fetal distress which is based on the cardiotocograph (CTG) recording, abnormal fetal heart rate pattern and meconium stained liquor. The aim of this study was to carry out an audit of CS performed due to fetal distress in a tertiary care military hospital with a view to justify the methods for diagnosis of fetal distress to fetal outcome. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was carried out over a period of 1 year and 6 months (July 2013 to January 2015) in the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka. All pregnant women at or beyond 37 weeks of gestation who underwent CS for fetal distress were included. Neonatal outcome were assessed based on APGAR score and neonatal intensive care admission. Results: Among the 260 (100%) women who underwent CS due to fetal distress, mean age was 27.8 ± 5.3 years. More than half (54.6%) of the women were primigravida. Majority (48%) of the patients presented with spontaneous onset of labor and in 43% cases labor was induced by medical methods. In the majority (40%) of the patients, fetal distress was diagnosed by seeing abnormal patterns in CTG. During CS, signs of fetal distress was found in the majority (64.6%) of the patients (meconium stained liquor 42.3%, cord abnormality 13.5% and placental abnormality 8.8%). APGAR score of the newborn babies was abnormal (<7) in the majority (60%) cases. More than half of the newborn babies required admission in neonatal intensive care unit for different diagnosis. There was only 4 (1.5%) cases of neonatal death. Conclusion: The rate of CS for fetal distress in this study was comparable to other study findings and within recommendation of WHO. The high rate of identifiable causes of fetal distress as well as neonatal outcome justifies doing CS in these cases. Birdem Med J 2020; 10(1): 60-63

scholarly journals Mothers’ adherence to optimal infant and young child feeding practices in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 877
Author(s):  
Zabinah Nabirye ◽  
Frank Kiwanuka ◽  
Zainah Nakaye ◽  
Ivan Kamurasi ◽  
Agbele Alaba Tolulope
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Town Council ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant And Young Child

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.

scholarly journals High Prevalence of Suboptimal Child-Feeding Practices and Child Morbidity among Families from Low Socio-Economic Urban Areas in Harare

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter T. Chagwena ◽  
Prosper Chopera ◽  
Nyanga G. T. Mushonga ◽  
Loveness K. Nyanga ◽  
Stella Nyagura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Morbidity ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals Breastfeeding and infant/young child feeding in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Sunil Shah ◽  
Jose Augusto R. Simoes
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Bottle Feeding ◽  
Iodized Salt ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices

Background: Under nutrition being a major problem in Nepal, it is necessary to meet the minimum dietary standard which is essential for growth and development of young children, so promotion of infant and young child feeding practices among children is important intervention.Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted among mothers of children of Bardia and Kailali districts of under 2 years and data was collected using the pre-tested questionnaire.Results: The study shows 30.3 percent of the mothers initiated breastfeeding within an hour of birth, 47.9 percent gave colostrums, 25.5 percent were practicing exclusive breastfeeding at 6 or more months,60 percent mothers fed anything else as prelacteal feed before breast feeding, 60 percent of mothers started complementary feeding between 3-6 months, 47.9 percent of mothers used anything from a bottle with a nipple yesterday or last night, 74.8 percent of mothers were currently breast feeding their children, 58 percent used iodized salt and 70.05 percent revealed that their child received Vit A within last six months.Conclusions: The present study showed that late initiation of breast feeding and practice of prelacteal feeds among home delivered mothers being high. The frequency of complementary feeding ranged was less and early/late weaning are still widely prevalent, use of bottle feeding is high, use of iodized salt is still low. There is a need to educate the mothers regarding proper infant/child feeding practices. 

scholarly journals A study on feeding practices among mothers with children aged less than two years in rural area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 3471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fasna Liaquath Ali ◽  
Ravivarman Govindasamy ◽  
Suganthi Soubramanian
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant And Young Child

Background: Adequate nutrition in first 24 months through optimal Infant and Young Child feeding is fundamental for the development of the child. Hence assessment of Infant and Young child feeding practices rank among the most effective intervention is to meet the deficit improve the child health. Hence this study is conducted with the objective to assess the prevalence and factors influencing infant and young child feeding practices among the rural mothers of children aged less than two years.Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken in the rural area of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu from January 2017 to August 2017. 247 children of age less than two years were selected by two stage random sampling method. Data was collected house to house using pretested questionnaire and WHO infant and young child feeding questionnaire. Proportions were calculated and Chi square was applied.Results: The median age of the study participants were 9±7.1 months. 226 (91.5 %) were given colostrum and 163 (66%) were initiated breastfeeding within one hour after birth. 58.6% of children were introduced on soft/solid/semi solid food at the end of 6 to 8 months. In multiple logistic regression education of the mother, working status of the mother, number of antennal visits and place of delivery were associated with appropriate feeding practices.Conclusions: Maternal decision determines how an infant to be fed but it reflects the atmosphere by how they are influenced and adopted the decision. 

scholarly journals Factors influencing perception and knowledge of exclusive breast feeding practices among nursing mothers in rural area of Thane district of Mumbai

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2486
Author(s):  
Abhay S. Srivastava ◽  
Kanchan B. Gawande
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant And Young Child ◽  
Nursing Mothers

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended as the best feeding alternative for infants up to six months and has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the optimal infant and young child feeding practices. Globally,

scholarly journals NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION CHILDREN 6-23 MONTHS AND SOME CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES OF MOTHERS AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF HA NAM PROVINE IN 2016-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Dung ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thinh ◽  
Pham Van Phu
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Children’S Hospital

A cross-sectional survey on 523 pairs of mother and suffered from acute respiratory infections child6-23 months old treated at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital of Ha Nam provine in 2016-2018to assess the nutritional status of children and describe some mother’s child-feeding practices. Theresults showed that: The rates of stunting and wasting of children were high: 21.2% and 11.1%(respectively); the rate of underweight was 14.0%. The rates of mothers who breastfeed their babieslate after the first hour after birth and of mothers who give complementary foods too early or too late(before 6 months or after 8 months of age) were quite high: 62.5% and 53.0% (respectively); the rateof mothers squeezed colostrum before first breastfeeding was 24.3%. Children who were started oncomplementary feeding at the wrong time compared with those who were fed at the right time hadhigher rates of stunting: 24.2% and 18.8% (respectively) (OR=1, 4; 95%CI 0.9-2.3) but no statisticallysignificant difference (p=0.1075); the rate of underweight malnutrition was also higher: 19.5% and7.8% (respectively) statistically significant difference (OR=2.9; 95%CI 1.6-5.3; p=0.0001).

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