Complimentary Feeding Practices in Under-2 Children

Poor compliance with appropriate feeding practices in children under 2 y in Mexico.

We evaluated breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices in Mexico, using data from a national probabilistic survey carried out in 17,716 households, with regional and urban-rural representation. Mothers of children <2 y old (n = 3,191) reported duration of breast-feeding and the ages of usual introduction of 7 food groups. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the median time of ...

[Feeding practices for malnourished children under two years old].

OBJECTIVE Analyze food practices of unnourished children under two years old. METHOD Exploratory, descriptive and qualitative study. Data were collected through participant observation and interviews. Participants were 42 subjects. The data were subjected to thematic analysis. RESULTS The following themes emerged when addressing the eating habits of those children. Who prepares the food and...

Drinking water quality, feeding practices, and diarrhea among children under 2 years of HIV-positive mothers in peri-urban Zambia.

In low-income settings, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive mothers must choose between breastfeeding their infants and risking transmission of HIV or replacement feeding their infants and risking diarrheal disease from contaminated water. We conducted a cross-sectional study of children < 2 years of age of 254 HIV-positive mothers in peri-urban Zambia to assess their exposure to waterb...

Feeding Practices of Children under 24 Months of Age Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi

Optimal infantand young child-feeding (IYCF) practices are crucial for nutritional status, growth, development, health, and ultimately the survival of infants and young children. A semi-structured, pre tested questionnaire based on the standardized IYCF questionnaire was used to collect details about feeding practices of children under 24 months attending the immunization clinic at Safdarjung H...

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