KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF FEEDING 6 - 36 MONTH-OLD CHILDREN ON SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD AT THE NUTRITIONAL CLINIC OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 1, HOCHIMINH CITY

Abstract

Aims: To determine the caregivers' knowledge of complementary feeding timing and to evaluate the caregivers' practices on the use of milk and complementary feeding. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out from November 2021 to March 2022 on 256 children who visited the Nutritional Clinic of Children's Hospital 1,, Hochiminh City. Results: The results showed that the correct knowledge about when to feed children with flour, porridge, and rice was respectively 70,3%,; 29,7%; 7,4%. The rate of children breastfed was 23,0%, the rate of children using bottles and artificial nipples was 60,8%. Conclusions: It is necessary to continue promoting communication measures to guide the child's feeding in the complementary feeding period.