FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN
A total of 250 mothers were interviewed in Kashan health centers in 1995 to obtain information on their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (K.A.P) regarding supplementary feeding (SF) of their 6-24 month old children. The K, A and P regarding the kind of the first SF. were desirable in 29.2%, 72.8% a...
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| description | A total of 250 mothers were interviewed in Kashan health centers in 1995 to obtain information on their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (K.A.P) regarding supplementary feeding (SF) of their 6-24 month old children. The K, A and P regarding the kind of the first SF. were desirable in 29.2%, 72.8% and 31.6% of the mothers respectively. The corresponding percentages for the time of introduction of SF., the amount of the first SF, methods of feeding, and keeping left-over food were; 92.4% , 90.4% and 80.4% (K.A.P) ; 41.2%, 69.2% and 39.6% (K.A.P); 84.0%, 56.8% and 72.4% (K.A.P); and 100% , 97.2% and 97.2% (K.A.P); respectively. There was a statistically significant relation between the knowledge and attitude of mothers and mothers’ age and education; knowledge of mothers and occupation and their sources of information. The relation between K.A.P and all other independent variable were statistically nonsignificant, but there was a statistically significant relation between the mothers’ attitude and birth order of a child. There was no correlation between knowledge and attitude or between attitude and practice in general, but there was a significant correlation between knowledge and practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98c332fb126b4d58b8528f909d633e0e2022-12-21T20:26:18ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931998-09-01273-41742FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN S.A. Keshavarz0 A.M. Alavi Naini1 A total of 250 mothers were interviewed in Kashan health centers in 1995 to obtain information on their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (K.A.P) regarding supplementary feeding (SF) of their 6-24 month old children. The K, A and P regarding the kind of the first SF. were desirable in 29.2%, 72.8% and 31.6% of the mothers respectively. The corresponding percentages for the time of introduction of SF., the amount of the first SF, methods of feeding, and keeping left-over food were; 92.4% , 90.4% and 80.4% (K.A.P) ; 41.2%, 69.2% and 39.6% (K.A.P); 84.0%, 56.8% and 72.4% (K.A.P); and 100% , 97.2% and 97.2% (K.A.P); respectively. There was a statistically significant relation between the knowledge and attitude of mothers and mothers’ age and education; knowledge of mothers and occupation and their sources of information. The relation between K.A.P and all other independent variable were statistically nonsignificant, but there was a statistically significant relation between the mothers’ attitude and birth order of a child. There was no correlation between knowledge and attitude or between attitude and practice in general, but there was a significant correlation between knowledge and practice.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1753Supplementary foodKAP |
| spellingShingle | S.A. Keshavarz A.M. Alavi Naini FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN Iranian Journal of Public Health Supplementary food KAP |
| title | FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN |
| title_full | FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN |
| title_fullStr | FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN |
| title_full_unstemmed | FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN |
| title_short | FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING OF THEIR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN |
| title_sort | factors affecting knowledge attitude and practice of mothers referring to health centers for supplementary feeding of their 6 24 month old children |
| topic | Supplementary food KAP |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1753 |
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