Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi
Background: Even with optimum breastfeeding, children are at risk of being stunted if they do not receive timely adequate and appropriate complementary feeding. Objectives: The objective is to determine the prevailing complementary feeding practices, and nutritional status of children aged 6–23 mont...
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| description | Background: Even with optimum breastfeeding, children are at risk of being stunted if they do not receive timely adequate and appropriate complementary feeding. Objectives: The objective is to determine the prevailing complementary feeding practices, and nutritional status of children aged 6–23 months. Materials and Methods: Mothers of 350 children of age 6-–23 months of an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire based on the WHO indicators to record their complementary feeding practices. Weight and height was taken to assess the nutritional status. Results: The minimum meal frequency was adequate in 60.6%, minimum dietary diversity in 15.1%, and minimum acceptable diet in 9% children. The prevalence of wasting was 43.7%, underweight 43.4%, and stunting 29.1%, as per Z-score. Statistically significant association of wasting with low birth weight, bottle feeding, and consumption of market food was observed (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Complementary feeding indicators were unsatisfactory in most children. A high prevalence of wasting and under-nutrition was observed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bedb285eedea44769d8ae7976c6511702022-12-21T20:11:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812021-01-0146352853210.4103/ijcm.IJCM_1046_20Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East DelhiPragti ChhabraAnita GuptaNeelima ThakurBackground: Even with optimum breastfeeding, children are at risk of being stunted if they do not receive timely adequate and appropriate complementary feeding. Objectives: The objective is to determine the prevailing complementary feeding practices, and nutritional status of children aged 6–23 months. Materials and Methods: Mothers of 350 children of age 6-–23 months of an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire based on the WHO indicators to record their complementary feeding practices. Weight and height was taken to assess the nutritional status. Results: The minimum meal frequency was adequate in 60.6%, minimum dietary diversity in 15.1%, and minimum acceptable diet in 9% children. The prevalence of wasting was 43.7%, underweight 43.4%, and stunting 29.1%, as per Z-score. Statistically significant association of wasting with low birth weight, bottle feeding, and consumption of market food was observed (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Complementary feeding indicators were unsatisfactory in most children. A high prevalence of wasting and under-nutrition was observed.http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2021;volume=46;issue=3;spage=528;epage=532;aulast=Chhabracomplementary feedingstuntingunderweightwasting |
| spellingShingle | Pragti Chhabra Anita Gupta Neelima Thakur Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi Indian Journal of Community Medicine complementary feeding stunting underweight wasting |
| title | Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi |
| title_full | Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi |
| title_fullStr | Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi |
| title_short | Complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (6–23 months) in an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi |
| title_sort | complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children 6 23 months in an urban resettlement colony of east delhi |
| topic | complementary feeding stunting underweight wasting |
| url | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2021;volume=46;issue=3;spage=528;epage=532;aulast=Chhabra |
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