THE INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG THE LACTATING MOTHERS OF MANSA DEVI AREA LOCATED IN PANCHKULA, HARYANA.
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Malnutrition has been responsible for 60% of the 10.9 million deaths annually among children under five. 2/3 of these deaths are associated with inappropriate infant feeding practices. The nutritional status of slum children is even poorer than the rural average. Objective: To assess the infant feeding practices among the lactating mothers of Mansa Devi area located in Panchkula, Haryana. Methodology: Cross-sectional study among mothers of child up to one year of age was carried in Mansa Devi area located in Panchkula, Haryana. 76 mothers between 18 to 40 years were interviewed by predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Results and Conclusion: 92.1% infants were breast fed. 61.8% were exclusively breast fed. 10.5% infants had birth ghutti. Knowledge of breastfeeding (78.9%) , Colostrum (59.2%) and Complementary feeding (72.4%) was good due to Urban ASHA Worker (84.2%) awareness in area.
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Aprajita Singla, Sunny Sachdeva, Sanjeev Kumar, Manoj Kumar
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