Maternal beliefs and practices in feeding infants and young children during sickness Part II: Beliefs and practices during diarrhea and vomiting

ABSTRACT

Proper feeding is an important element in the manipulation of the diarrheal child. This study was done to assess the maternal practices and beliefs in feeding infants and young children during diarrhea and vomiting, in both rural and urban communities. The study revealed that maternal practices and beliefs causing them differed significantly in the rural and urban sectors. However, the feeding pattern was generally good both in rural and different socioeconomic level urban sectors. This relatively unexpected good level of maternal practice noticed in rural and low socioeconomic level urban mothers could be attributed to the distinguished role played by health personnel in MCH Centers