Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Proper feeding practices during infancy are necessary for the growth and development of infants and to prevent malnutrition. This study was conducted to describe the feeding practice among infants in a rural area in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between Febru...

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Main Author: Rajat Das Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Journal of Medical Students 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Students
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Online Access:http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/99
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spelling doaj-98fef9d5f88c45efb5476274827cc6b72020-11-25T02:59:30ZengInternational Journal of Medical StudentsInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272014-09-012311511810.5195/ijms.2014.9999Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional StudyRajat Das Gupta0Intern Doctor, Dhaka Medical College, BangladeshBackground: Proper feeding practices during infancy are necessary for the growth and development of infants and to prevent malnutrition. This study was conducted to describe the feeding practice among infants in a rural area in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2013. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews of 212 mothers using a pretested questionnaire. Results: Exclusive breast feeding and complementary feeding rates were 40.6% and 97.3%, respectively. One third of the mothers practiced prelactal feeding, and honey was the most common item. Maternal illness (72.7%) was the most common reason for not giving breast milk. Infant formula was used as an alternative food in majority of the cases (72.7%). Conclusion: Percentage of exclusive breast feeding was not satisfactory. Encouragement of female education is recommended to improve feeding practices and infant carehttp://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/99breast feedinginfantfeeding behaviourbangladeshhand disinfection
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Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
International Journal of Medical Students
breast feeding
infant
feeding behaviour
bangladesh
hand disinfection
author_facet Rajat Das Gupta
author_sort Rajat Das Gupta
title Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort feeding practices among infants in a rural community in bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
publisher International Journal of Medical Students
series International Journal of Medical Students
issn 2076-6327
publishDate 2014-09-01
description Background: Proper feeding practices during infancy are necessary for the growth and development of infants and to prevent malnutrition. This study was conducted to describe the feeding practice among infants in a rural area in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2013. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews of 212 mothers using a pretested questionnaire. Results: Exclusive breast feeding and complementary feeding rates were 40.6% and 97.3%, respectively. One third of the mothers practiced prelactal feeding, and honey was the most common item. Maternal illness (72.7%) was the most common reason for not giving breast milk. Infant formula was used as an alternative food in majority of the cases (72.7%). Conclusion: Percentage of exclusive breast feeding was not satisfactory. Encouragement of female education is recommended to improve feeding practices and infant care
topic breast feeding
infant
feeding behaviour
bangladesh
hand disinfection
url http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/99
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