• INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG NURSING MOTHERS


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study assessed the infant feeding practices among nursing mothers using anthropometric measurements, found out the level of awareness of nursing mothers about infant feeding, assessed the factors that influence the infant feeding and found out the feeding practices engaged in by nursing mothers of infants. A cross sectional study was done to assess the infant feeding. Sample size of 216 was determined using Leslie Kish (1965) formula. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling. Weighing scale, stadiometer, and ShakirÂ’s tape were used to get data from the infants while a ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]To find solutions to the nutritional related problems that are common in the early stage of life, it is very necessary to determine the nature, magnitude and determinants of malnutrition. Anthropometric measurements are accepted widely as key indicator of the nutrition status of the community. Anthropometric indices are also suggestive of the socio-economic level. The anthropometric measurements include measurement of weight for age, height for age, weight for height and measurement of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). The integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) approach for the cl ... Continue Reading