Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Of Mothers Regarding Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices (Iycf) In a Tertiary Care Hospital

Effat Ara, I. A. Samsad, A. Sultana, Z. Sarmin, Afrin Aziz, F. Hasnat
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Background: Young Child Feeding Practices (IYCF) includes breast feedind and complementary feeding. Proper feeding practices are essential for proper nutrition, growth, development and survival of infant and young children.Maternal knowledge and feeding attitude has been shown to be a stronger predictor of breast feeding initiation and complementary feeding practice. Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers regarding infant and young child feeding. Material and Methods: This cross sectional study was done in Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka from June 2017 to November 2017.A total number of 218 mothers having children between 0-23 months were included.Modified Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) and 5 point Likert scale was applied to assess maternal attitude towards infant and young children feeding. The relationship between infant feeding knowledge, attitude and practices and socio-demographic variables was tested by using Chi-square test. Relationship among mothers knowledge, attitude and practices regarding IYCF was showed by Spearman’s correlation. Results: The study result showed that, 83.5% mothers had good knowledge about IYCF but only half of them had good practice. Almost everyone ( 99.1% ) agreed that breast milk is best for new born baby. Most of the mother (94%) knew that exclusive breast feeding should be given for six months but only half of them (51.1%) practiced EBF.Though 72.5 % mothers had positive attitude towards breast feeding but about two third (63.6%) of them gave formula milk within 6 completed months. About two third of mothers (60.2%) used bottle for feeding their child. Most of the mother (94%) had knowledge about complementary feeding but only 55.7% mother provide complementary feeding accurately with atleast four different types of food. This study showed that educational background has significant relationship with KAP of mothers regarding IYCF. Conclusion: The study concluded that, majority of the mothers had good knowledge and a positive attitude towards breastfeeding and complementary feeding but they did not practice this properly.There is a strong association between mother’s educational background and KAP (Knowledge, attitude & practice) regarding IYCF. J Dhaka Med Coll. 2021; 29(1): 43-51
某三级医院母亲对婴幼儿喂养方法的知识、态度和实践
背景:幼儿喂养实践(IYCF)包括母乳喂养和补充喂养。正确的喂养方法对于婴幼儿的适当营养、生长、发育和生存至关重要。母亲的知识和喂养态度已被证明是一个更强的预测母乳喂养的开始和补充喂养的做法。目的:了解母亲对婴幼儿喂养的认识、态度和做法。材料和方法:本横断面研究于2017年6月至2017年11月在达卡医学院医院完成。共有218名母亲的子女年龄在0-23个月之间。采用改良爱荷华婴儿喂养态度量表(IIFAS)和李克特5点量表评估母亲对婴幼儿喂养的态度。采用卡方检验检验婴儿喂养知识、态度和行为与社会人口学变量的关系。母亲对IYCF的知识、态度和实践之间的关系采用Spearman相关关系。结果:研究结果显示,83.5%的母亲对IYCF有良好的了解,但只有一半的母亲有良好的实践。几乎所有人(99.1%)都认为母乳对新生儿是最好的。大多数母亲(94%)知道应给予6个月的纯母乳喂养,但只有一半(51.1%)实行EBF。虽然72.5%的母亲对母乳喂养持积极态度,但其中约三分之二(63.6%)的母亲在6个月内使用配方奶。约三分之二的母亲(60.2%)使用奶瓶喂养孩子。大多数母亲(94%)了解辅食,但只有55.7%的母亲用至少四种不同的食物准确地提供辅食。本研究发现,教育背景与母亲的IYCF认知认知有显著关系。结论:大多数母亲对母乳喂养和补充喂养有良好的认识和积极的态度,但没有正确地进行。在IYCF中,母亲的教育背景与KAP (Knowledge, attitude & practice)有很强的相关性。达卡医学院,2021;(1): 29日43-51
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