Feeding patterns and growth of infants in Jeddah

Infants aged 9-10 months brought for measles vaccination were Investigated to assess their pattern of feeding and their growth. They totalled 347 and they were chosen from 8 health centres in Jeddah. The present mode of feeding was predominantly bottle fed [42.4%]. The modal age for those who stopped breast was 1 month, while 52.7%, were still exclusively breast fed or in fccabination. Maternal causes were responsible for 55% and infant causes for 35%. The modal age for introduction of semisolid food was the fourth month [31.4%]. The modal age of supplementation with artificial milk among those who were supplemented was since birth [15.9%]. Infants below Harvard's third percentile cons-tituted 16.4% of the total sample and they were found with all types of feeding except with exclusive breast or exclusive bottle Infants. All patterns of feeding will lead to growth faultering males and females and among Saudi and non-Saudi infants when seen at the age of 9 months

comparative study of reproductive profile in Abbis 2 and Abbis 8 villages

Fertility levels have been studied among a statistical sample 1:4 consisting of 169 and 185 non pregnant users aged 15-45 years in Abbis 2 and 8 villages respectively. Fertility indicators were higher in Abbis 8 than Abbis 2 village. Fertility levels increase insignificantly with increase of age and probably with higher education and higher social class. More contraceptive users were found in Abbis 2 than Abbis 8 villages. Contraceptive use is significantly more common with increasing age and probably with higher education, higher social class, more living children and with a living outcome of last pregnancy

Anemia in pregnancy in Jeddah Saudi Arabia: an epidimiologic study

From 7 centers in Jeddah, 272 pregnant were chosen. They were interviewed, examined and some laboratory investigations were performed. Anemic women among Saudi pregnant women were 25.6% while they were 18.3% among non-Saudi women. South centers and illiteracy had an adverse effect on Hb level. In addition, higher gravidity, higher parity, greater number of living children and shorter spacing between last delivery and this pregnancy all shared in increasing percentage of anemia among pregnant women. Second and third trimester had the highest level of anemic women