Feeding and rearing practices in rural area of Jhansi-Bundelkhand

Awasthi, Nivedita; Kaushik, Anil; Mathur, Brijesh

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“…However, in a Jhansi-based study[17] it was diluted milk, Agra-based study[11] it was Ghutti and in studies done in West Bengal[14] and Nagpur[18] it was honey.…”

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Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph

Unnikrishnan

Naik

et al. 2013

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:Rearing practices are a major determinant of nutritional and health status of infants. Therefore these practices need to be better understood.Objectives:To find out infant rearing practices in the study area.Materials and Methods:A longitudinal study was conducted on a birth cohort of 194 infants. Information on rearing practices and anthropometric measurements were recorded every month for a period of 1 year.Results:Only 67 (34.5%) newborns were breast fed within half an hour of delivery. Prelacteal feeds was given to 65 (33.5%) newborns and this was seen more among home deliveries (P=0.018). Demand feeding was practiced by 169 (87.1%) mothers. Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) for 6 months was practiced by 81 (41.7%) mothers. Bottle feeding was seen in 7 (3.6%) cases. Weight gain during infancy was found to be maximum when infants were EBF for 6 months (P<0.001) and weaned with semi-solid and solid diet alone in the following 6 months (P=0.002). Gain in all anthropometric measurements was more in the initial 6 months of infancy compared to latter. Four (2.1%) infants were malnourished. Oil massage before bath was practiced by 189 (97.4%) mothers. Over 50% mothers practiced oil application to eyes or ears of infants. Delayed initiation of bath (beyond 1week) was seen in 15 (7.7%) cases.Conclusion:Faulty rearing practices need to be corrected in order to improve the health status of infants.

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“…However, in a Jhansi-based study[17] it was diluted milk, Agra-based study[11] it was Ghutti and in studies done in West Bengal[14] and Nagpur[18] it was honey.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph

Unnikrishnan

Naik

et al. 2013

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…Colostrum helps in establishment of lactation and protects the newborns against allergies, electrolyte imbalance, gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tract infections. [15][16][17] Most participants (56.9% and 65.9% respectively) were discarding colostrum and giving prelacteal feeds to their infants. Also, only 51% of infants were exclusively breastfed for 6 months.…”

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Infant Feeding Practices: Barriers and Benefits of Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers in a Village in North Karnataka

2020

IJPHRD

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Introduction: Giving pre lacteal feeds is a common cultural practice in many countries around the world. Though breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for the infants, its importance is ignored in various ways. Therefore, an attempt was made to determine the breast feeding practices among mothers of rural north Karnataka. Method:A cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers of Shivanagi village who had atleast one child in the age group of 6 months to one year. Information regarding knowledge, attitude and practices related to breastfeeding practices was collected in a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire by interview technique.Results: Of the 167 mothers, prelacteal feeds were given by 65.9% of them whereas colostrum was given by only 43.1%. Mother and infant illnesses and ignorance (37.1%, 37.1% and 317% respectively), followed by lack of privacy (25.1%) were mentioned as the major barriers faced for breast feeding. Conclusion:IEC (Information, education and communication) activities in this regard can play a major role in putting an end to widespread misconceptions for withholding colostrum and giving pre lacteal feeds.

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“…7 Awasthi et al, found that 85.1% of mothers at 12 moths, 72.4% at 18 months and 57.2% at the end of 24 months were breastfeeding their children whereas Gupta et al, found that 71.5% of mothers continued breastfeeding for 1 year or more which is inconsistent with the findings of the present study. 10,11 Promotion of early initiation of breastfeeding has the potential to make a major contribution to the achievement of the child survival millennium development goal; 16% of neonatal deaths could be saved if all infants were breastfed from day 1 and 22% if breastfeeding started within the first hour. 12 It is important to breastfeed the child right after birth because the first breast milk (called colostrum) is highly nutritious and contains antibodies that help protect the new born child from diseases.…”

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Infant and young child feeding practices: a cross sectional study in Sikkim

Reddy

Subba

Dutta

2016

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Positive parental attitudes towards infant feeding are an important component in child nutritional health. The nutritional well-being of a population is both an outcome and an indicator of national development. Nutrition is therefore, an issue of survival, health and development for current and succeeding generations. The purpose of the study was to assess the breast feeding & complementary feeding practices in children between the age group of 6 months-5 years, to determine the nutritional status of children less than 5 years. Methods: Children between 6 months-5 years who fulfilled the inclusion criteria's were studied and analysed. Results: 98.0% of the children has received breast fed and 72.5% of cases received exclusive breastfed till 6 months of age. 72.5% of children received complementary feed at 6 months of age appropriately but formula feed was seen in 99.0%. 46.0% of mother used bottle for feeding although literacy among 90.0% of mothers seen. Conclusions: This study has shown that existence of using bottle for feeding although the most of their mothers were educated with high breastfed rate.

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Feeding and rearing practices in rural area of Jhansi-Bundelkhand

Cited by 6 publications

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Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Infant Feeding Practices: Barriers and Benefits of Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers in a Village in North Karnataka

Infant and young child feeding practices: a cross sectional study in Sikkim

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