IYCF Practices Among Mothers of Young Children in Chandigarh, UT: Optimal or Suboptimal

International Journal of Medical Science

© 2015 by SSRG - IJMS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 10

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Kumar Dinesh, Goel N K, Kalia Meenu

10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V2I10P102

How to Cite?

Kumar Dinesh, Goel N K, Kalia Meenu, "IYCF Practices Among Mothers of Young Children in Chandigarh, UT: Optimal or Suboptimal," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 2,  no. 10, pp. 5-12, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V2I10P102

Abstract:

Background: Optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices of mothers are key elements for growth and development of children. Objectives: 1) To evaluate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices of mothers in Chandigarh. 2) To investigate risk factors of suboptimal IYCF practices. Methodology- It is a community based study. A stratified two-stage random sample design was adopted. Mothers willing to participate in the study were taken as study unit. Results- Among all 726 mothers surveyed, there were 304(44.3%) mothers who gave no pre lacteal feed (PLF) to their babies, 365(53.1%) started complementary feeding (CF) timely, 582(84.7%) fed colostrums, and only 159(23.1%) adopted Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) without water for six months. Mothers of age group 1821 years were recorded highest (47.6%) who had not given any pre-lacteal feed. Pre lacteal feed was not adopted by 77(49.0%) mothers of High Socio Economic Group. Only 365 (53.1%) mothers adopted optional practice. Based on risk analysis significant risk factors of giving prelacteal feed were found to be age of mother (RO=0.62, P=0.03), educational level of mother (RO= 0.60, P=0.01) and gender of child (RO= 0.71, P=0.03). . Duration of stay in Chandigarh (RO=1.14, P=0.05) educational level of mother (RO= 2.25, P=0.004) and marital duration (RO=0.92 P=0.002) were found to be significant correlates of colostrums feeding. Conclusion- Present study concludes that IYCF practices in the study area are not satisfactory.

Keywords:

 IYCF, Pre-lacteal feed, Exclusive breast feeding, Colostrum Feeding.

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