Feeding practices of infants, and beliefs of mothers in Western Jamaica
West Indian med. j
; 36(2): 68-72, June 1987. tab
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An infant feeding survey was carried out in three parishes in Cornwall County, Jamaica, from March to August, 1984, in an attempt to determine the feeding practices of infants and beliefs of mothers in Western Jamica Forty-one Enumeration Districts (EDs were randomly selected from two strata. urban and rural, in proportion to the population distribution. Six hundred and fourteen households with children under 36 months of age were selected from 41 EDs. The results showed that prevalence of breastfeeding was 98.0%. Despite the high frequency of breastfeeding, infant formula was introduced very early, and only about half of the mothers introduced semi-solids and solids within one month of the recommended time. The most popular foods, identified as good foods, were also popular weaning foods. It is concluded that there is need for adequate rraining of both primary and secondary health-care staff, and reinforcemen of nutrition messages by frontline health workers. The collection of adequate baseline data in evaluating the effectiveness of nutrition education programmes is also important
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LILACS
Main subject:
Breast Feeding
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Infant Nutrition
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Infant Care
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Infant Food
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Mothers
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Language:
En
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1987
Type:
Article