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ArticlePublic health nutrition2019

Infant and young child feeding practices, sociodemographic factors and their association with nutritional status of children aged <3 years in India: findings of the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau survey, 2011-2012.

Indrapal Ishwarji Meshram, K Mallikharjun Rao, Nagalla Balakrishna, R Harikumar, N Arlappa, Kakani Sreeramakrishna, Avula Laxmaiah

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Indrapal Ishwarji MeshramDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.
K Mallikharjun RaoDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.
Nagalla BalakrishnaDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.
R HarikumarDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.
N ArlappaDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.
Kakani SreeramakrishnaDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.
Avula LaxmaiahDivision of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania (PO), Hyderabad - 500007, Tarnaka, India.

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objectiveTo study infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and their association with nutritional status among young children.

designA community-based, cross-sectional study was carried out in ten states of India, using a multistage random sampling method. Anthropometric measurements such as length/height and weight were conducted and nutritional assessment was done using the WHO child growth standards.

settingNational Nutrition Monitoring Bureau survey, 2011-2012.ParticipantsChildren aged <3 years and their mothers.

resultsOnly 36 % of infants received breast-feeding within an hour of birth and 50 % were exclusively breast-fed up to 6 months. Prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 38, 41 and 22 %, respectively. The chance of undernutrition among <3-year-old children was significantly higher among those from scheduled caste/scheduled tribe communities, the lowest-income group, with illiterate mothers and lack of sanitary latrine. Among infants, the chance of undernutrition was significantly higher among low-birth-weight babies, and among children whose mother had not consumed iron-folic acid tablets during pregnancy. Immunization practices and minimum dietary diversity were observed to be associated with undernutrition among 12-23-month-old children.

conclusionsUndernutrition is still an important public health problem in India and observed to be associated with low socio-economic status, illiteracy of mother, low birth weight and dietary diversity. Improving socio-economic and literacy status of mothers can help in improving maternal nutrition during pregnancy and thus low birth weight. Also, improving knowledge of mothers about IYCF practices will help in improving children's nutritional status.

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Nutritional StatusSocioeconomic FactorsAnthropometryBreast FeedingChild Nutrition DisordersChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDietFeeding BehaviorFemaleGrowth DisordersHealth LiteracyHumansIndiaInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightConceptual frameworkInfant and young childfeeding practicesMinimum dietary diversityNutritional assessmentUndernutrition

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