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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in India: Secondary analysis of National Family Health Survey 2005-2006
Maternal and Child Nutrition, Volume 8, No. SUPPL. 1, Year 2012
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In India, poor feeding practices in early childhood contribute to the burden of malnutrition as well as infant and child mortality. This paper aims to use the newly developed World Health Organization (WHO) infant feeding indicators to determine the prevalence of complementary feeding indicators among children of 6-23months of age and to identify the determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in India. The study data on 15028 last-born children aged 6-23months was obtained from the National Family Health Survey 2005-2006. Inappropriate complementary feeding indicators were examined against a set of child, parental, household, health service and community level characteristics. The prevalence of timely introduction of complementary feeding among infants aged 6-8months was 55%. Among children aged 6-23months, minimum dietary diversity rate was 15.2%, minimum meal frequency 41.5% and minimum acceptable diet 9.2%. Children in northern and western geographical regions of India had higher odds for inappropriate complementary feeding indicators than in other geographical regions. Richest households were less likely to delay introduction of complementary foods than other households. Other determinants of not meeting minimum dietary diversity and minimum acceptable diet were: no maternal education, lower maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) (<18.5kg/m 2), lower wealth index, less frequent (<7) antenatal clinic visits, lack of post-natal visits and poor exposure to media. A very low proportion of children aged 6-23months in India received adequate complementary foods as measured by the WHO indicators. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Patel, Archana Behram
India, Nagpur
Government Medical College Nagpur
India, Nagpur
Lata Medical Research Foundation
Pusdekar, Yamini Vinod
India, Nagpur
Lata Medical Research Foundation
Agho, Kingsley Emwinyore
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Dibley, Michael John
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Statistics
Citations: 162
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00385.x
ISSN:
17408709
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative