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Vijayalakshmi R, Vivekanandan V E, Devimeenakshi K. Complementary Feeding Practices and their association with Nutritional Status of 6-23-month-old infants in Chennai, Tamil Nadu: A Cross-Sectional Study. CJP 2025; 11 (1)
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Professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India , drdevi_1804@yahoo.in
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Background and Objective: Adequate complementary feeding is essential for optimal growth, while child food poverty reflects limited access to diverse and nutritious diets under five years. The aim of this study was to find out the appropriate feeding practices and to assess the influence on the status of nutrition of 6-23-month-old infants.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in the pediatric outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Chennai from December 2020 to October 2021. Basic demographic data was collected. Complementary feeding was assessed by time of introduction, frequency of feeds, and diversity of diet, and the complementary feeding index (CFI) was calculated. Detailed anthropometry was recorded. Weight corresponding to age, length corresponding to age, and weight corresponding to length were estimated from the growth standard of the World Health Organization (WHO). The association between CFI and various anthropometry parameters was estimated. A value of P<0.05 was considered significant.
Findings: Timely initiation of complementary feeding was seen only in 35.5%. Minimum meal frequency among the breastfeeding group was 80.7%. Minimum dietary diversity was 28.1%. The CFI score was associated with height corresponding to age (p=0.021) and weight for height (p=0.013).
Conclusion: The number of children with appropriate feeding practice was high in infants above 12 months. While the frequency of meals was adequate, the dietary diversity was poor. The CFI score was associated with height corresponding to age and weight corresponding to height. Creating awareness regarding feeding practices is necessary to improve the diversity of the diet.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in the pediatric outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Chennai from December 2020 to October 2021. Basic demographic data was collected. Complementary feeding was assessed by time of introduction, frequency of feeds, and diversity of diet, and the complementary feeding index (CFI) was calculated. Detailed anthropometry was recorded. Weight corresponding to age, length corresponding to age, and weight corresponding to length were estimated from the growth standard of the World Health Organization (WHO). The association between CFI and various anthropometry parameters was estimated. A value of P<0.05 was considered significant.
Findings: Timely initiation of complementary feeding was seen only in 35.5%. Minimum meal frequency among the breastfeeding group was 80.7%. Minimum dietary diversity was 28.1%. The CFI score was associated with height corresponding to age (p=0.021) and weight for height (p=0.013).
Conclusion: The number of children with appropriate feeding practice was high in infants above 12 months. While the frequency of meals was adequate, the dietary diversity was poor. The CFI score was associated with height corresponding to age and weight corresponding to height. Creating awareness regarding feeding practices is necessary to improve the diversity of the diet.
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