Infant feeding practices in Bombay slums.
Indian Pediatr
;
1994 Sep; 31(9): 1083-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-9461
ABSTRACT
A study was conducted in two slum areas in a Bombay suburb covering a total population of 4879. One hundred and fifty-three mothers having children below two years were interviewed. Ninety six per cent infants below the age of 4 months received breast milk, though exclusive breastfeeding was practised only in 37% infants. Timely complementary feeding rate was only 0.48. Twenty three per cent of mothers used bottle for administration of supplementary food or water. Only 15.7% of mothers used commercial milk formula and 8.5% used commercial weaning food.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Poverty
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Suburban Population
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Weaning
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Bottle Feeding
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Breast Feeding
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Female
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Humans
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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India
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Infant
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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