Volume 2
Number 1 January 2018Mothers' Knowledge on Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in Selected Villages of Modhukhali
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70357/jdamc.2018.v0201.06
Zaman F1 , Huda S.M.N2 , Asaduzzaman AKM3 , Latif A4 , Akhiruzzaman5 , Islam MA6
Abstract
This was a descriptive type of cross sectional study conducted during the period of November 2016 to February 2017. Theobjective of this study was to find out the Mothers' Knowledge on Infant & Young Child Feeding in selected villages ofModhukhali. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect 376 samples from the population. Data were collected by faceto face interview through a pretested questionnaire. It was revealed from the study that the mean age(±SD) of the respondentswas 36.09 (±9.4) years ,about 34.57% respondents were illiterate and average monthly family income was 13484 taka. Thestudy revealed that about 43.62% people knew about exclusive breast feeding, 59.84% knew about disadvantage of bottlefeeding, 46.28% of people know about continuation of breast feeding, 62.77% knew about the result if weaning was not doneproperly, 73.14% had knowledge about benefits of colostrums, 64.63% had knowledge about relation between nutritionalstatus and mental development.
Food & feeding practice because even more vital in case of infant & children as they are in their developing phase (both physical & mental) and are susceptible to large number of diseases. The IYCF health care services of the country have been improved by some years but yet there are some gap in rural areas. Strong supervision and monitoring of IYCF health care services throughout the country can change the scenario and help to make a healthy nation.
Keywords: IYCF, colostrums, weaning, exclusive breast feeding
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