Socio-cultural practices in relation to breastfeeding, weaning and child rearing among Indian mothers and assessment of nutritional status of children under five in rural India

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 618-624

  Jayant D, Deshpande ^a   Purushottam A, Giri ^a   Deepak B, Phalke ^a   Vaishali D, Phalke ^a   Piyush, Kalakoti ^a   Aarif, Syed M M ^a  

^a Rural Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Malnutrition; Rural area; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDIAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TODDLER; WEANING;

EID: 77956909248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.417     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Waterlow JC, editor (1992). Protein energy malnutrition. London: Edward Arnold.
2. Iskandar MB, Costello C, Nasution Y. Initiation and Duration of Breast feeding in Indonesia. Asia Pac Popul J 1990; 5:89-112.
3. Bautista LE. Factors associated with initiation of breast feeding in the domician Republic. Rev Panam Salud Publica 1997; 1:200-7.
4. Arifeen S, Black RE, Antelman G, Baqui A, Caulfield L, Becker S. Exclusive breast-feeding reduces acute respiratory infection and diarrhea deaths among infants in Dhaka slums. Pediatrics 2001; 108:E67.
5. Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Brown KH, Rivera LL. Effects of exclusive breast-feeding for four versus six months on maternal nutritional status and infant motor development: Results of two randomized trials in Honduras. J Nutr 2001; 131:262-7.
6. Victora CG, Smith PG, Vaughan JP, Nobre LC, Lombardi C, Teixeira AM, et al . Evidence for protection against infant deaths from infectious diseases in Brazil Lancet 1987. 2: 319-322.
7. Sethi V, Kashyap S, Seth V. (2003). Effect of nutrition education of mothers on infant feeding practices. Indian Journal of Pediatrics; 70, 6: 463-466. (Pubitemid 36834613)
8. World Health Organization: Collaborative Study on Breastfeeding, a Report, WHO, Geneva, 1981.
9. Thimmayamma, B.V.S., and Vidyavati, M.: "infant feeding practices of working mothers in an urban area", Indian Journal of Medical Research, 72:834-39 (1980).
10. Walia, B.N.S. Gambhir, S.K., and Bhatia, U.: Breastfeeding and weaning practices in an urban population", India Paediatrics, 11:133-141 (1974).
11. Martinez, G.A. and Naiezienski, J.P.: "Update: The recent trend in breastfeeding", Paediatrics, 67:260-266 (1981).
12. Read M, Catteneo A. The optimal duration of exclusive breast feeding. IBFAN Breast feeding Briefs 2001; 31-32: 1-10.
13. The text book of Preventive and Social Medicine. In: Mahajan, Gupta, editors. 3 rd ed. 2003. p. 117-8.
14. Economic Survey 2000-2001. Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Economic Division.
15. Indian Academy of Pediatrics (1975) Suggestion and recommendation of workshop on protein calorie Malnutrition Indian Paed; 12,116.
16. World Health Organization Geneva (2003) Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding: 7-9.
17. Kalra A, Kalra K, Dayal R (1982). Breast-feeding practices in different residential economic and educational groups. Indian Pediatrics; 419-26. (Pubitemid 12066715)
18. Fawzia A. Al-Awadi and Ezzat K. (1997) Recent trends in infant feeding patterns and weaning practices in Kuwait Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 3(3): 501-510.
19. Rahi M,Taneja D,Misra A,Mathur N,Badhan S.(2006) Newborn care practices in urban slum of Delhi.Indian J. Med Sci vol 60 no12:506-513
20. Singh M, Haldiya K, Lakshminarayana J (1997). Infant feeding and weaning practices in some semi-arid rural areas of Rajasthan. J Indian Med Assoc.; 95(11): 576-78.
21. Sharrif A, Farsana C. (1990) Breast feeding practices, beliefs and taboos in Karnataka. Indian J Social Work;1:141-148
22. Kushawaha K, Mathur G, Prakash O. (1987) Infant feeding practices of peri-urban areas of Gorakhpur. Indian Pediatr, 24: 899-901
23. Khan ME. (1990) Breastfeeding and weaning practices in India. Asia Pacific Pop J, 5: 71-88.
24. Padmadas S, Inge H and Frans W Weaning initiation patterns and subsequent linear growth progression among children aged 2-4 years in India International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:855-863
25. Joseph B, Rebello A , Kullu P, and Vimal D. (2002) Prevalence of Malnutrition in Rural Karnataka, South India: A Comparison of Anthropometric Indicators J Health Population Nutrition Sep;20(3):239-244
26. Mridula D.Mishra C,Srivastava P.(2004)Nutritional status of at risk under fives of urban slums of Varanasi Indian J. Prev.Soc.Med.35(1&2):15-20
27. Sudarshan M, Parasuramalu B, Gangaboriah (1995) An epidemiological survey of diarrhoea in the Karnataka region of Kaveri Basin Indian Journal of Community Medicine; XX(1-4) :41-45.
28. Seyal T, Hanif A. (2009) Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of the Mothers and Doctors Regarding Feeding, Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and Use of Drugs in Children During Acute Diarrhoea Annals; 15(1):38-41