BACKGROUND There are many wrong practices and perceptions of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) prevalent among different socio-demographic groups. AIM To observe IYCF perceptions and practices among mothers in a rural area of West Bengal. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Clinic-based cross-sectional descriptive study by interviewing mothers of 0-23 month old children. Appropriate response to each s...

AIM Early childhood caries (ECC) is a relatively new term used to describe any stage of caries lesion in any primary tooth surface in a child under 6 years of age. The purpose of this study was to identify certain factors that influence the development of ECC among children in Samsun, Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected for 226 children (108 girls, 118 boys) aged 3-6 years. Ques...

Aim: To study the Practices of Pre-lacteal feeding among Newborns in Urban slums of Lucknow city. Setting and Design: A cross-sectional study in Urban slums of Lucknow city, UP. Methods and Material: A cross-sectional study in Urban slums of Lucknow city, UP included 524 women who had a live birth during last one year preceding data collection. A pre-desined and pretested questionnaire was used...

Introduction: Preference of son over daughter is a growing culture in the patriarchal society of India. Favoritism can be defined as real or perceived preferential behavior and treatment to one or more of a mother’s child at the expense of that mother’s other children. Preference for son is often manifested as discrimination against the daughters. It can lead to many discriminatory practices ag...

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OBJECTIVE As infants transition from a milk-based diet to one that includes most food groups, the timing of the transition, how infants are fed, and the quality of their diet can have important health implications. Our objective is to describe these factors for US infants. METHODS We analyzed data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study II. Sample sizes varied for relevant questions from appr...

BACKGROUND Poor breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices may contribute to childhood malnutrition in the developing world. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the determinants of timely initiation of complementary feeding among Nigerian children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, children aged 6-24 months were surveyed in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Childre...

Feeding of wildlife occurs in the context of research, wildlife management, tourism and in opportunistic ways. A review of examples shows that although feeding is often motivated by good intentions, it can lead to problems of public safety and conservation and be detrimental to the welfare of the animals. Examples from British Columbia illustrate the problems (nuisance animal activity, public s...

In a case-control study we evaluated the role of maternal behaviour, as reflected in maintenance of breast feeding and the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) at home during acute diarrhoea, in preventing dehydration in infants and young children. A systematic 5% sample was taken of all children aged 1-35 months attending the treatment centre of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease...

AIM To examine the relation between the duration of breast feeding and morbidity as a result of respiratory illness and infection in the first year of life. METHODS Prospective birth cohort study of 2602 live born children ascertained through antenatal clinics at the major tertiary obstetric hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Main outcome measures were hospital, doctor, or clinic visits, a...