TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of infant and young child feeding practices among mothers of Paniya tribal children aged 0-23 months in Gudalur Block, Nilgiris District
AU - Rithu, S.
AU - Vyas, Navya
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors hereby acknowledge all the participants of the study. We are also thankful to Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, for their support throughout the study.
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© 2023 Indian Journal of Public Health.
PY - 2023/4/1
Y1 - 2023/4/1
N2 - Optimal infant and young child feeding practices (IYCFPs), despite being emphasized since 2003, are yet to be met in India. This study assessed these practices and their association with various factors among mothers of children aged 0-23 months in Paniya tribes in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. About 89.1% of the infants below six months were timely breastfed and 77.9% of them were exclusively breastfed, respectively. Complementary food was introduced to 25% of infants aged six to eight months. About 27.8% of them received a diverse diet. About 91.7% of them were fed egg and/or flesh food and 37% of them were fed vegetables and fruits. Illiterate mothers and mothers who had a vaginal delivery fed the infant optimally. The adherence to these practices was found to decrease gradually with an increase in the infant's age. The prevalence of IYCFP is higher in the study population compared to the corresponding indicators for the district according to the National Family Health Survey-5.
AB - Optimal infant and young child feeding practices (IYCFPs), despite being emphasized since 2003, are yet to be met in India. This study assessed these practices and their association with various factors among mothers of children aged 0-23 months in Paniya tribes in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. About 89.1% of the infants below six months were timely breastfed and 77.9% of them were exclusively breastfed, respectively. Complementary food was introduced to 25% of infants aged six to eight months. About 27.8% of them received a diverse diet. About 91.7% of them were fed egg and/or flesh food and 37% of them were fed vegetables and fruits. Illiterate mothers and mothers who had a vaginal delivery fed the infant optimally. The adherence to these practices was found to decrease gradually with an increase in the infant's age. The prevalence of IYCFP is higher in the study population compared to the corresponding indicators for the district according to the National Family Health Survey-5.
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U2 - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1159_22
DO - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1159_22
M3 - Article
C2 - 37459033
AN - SCOPUS:85165089186
SN - 0019-557X
VL - 67
SP - 320
EP - 323
JO - Indian journal of public health
JF - Indian journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -