Chhabra Pragti, Gupta Anita, Thakur Neelima
Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
Breast Feeding Promotion Network of India, Delhi, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2021 Jul-Sep;46(3):528-532. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_1046_20. Epub 2021 Oct 13.
Even with optimum breastfeeding, children are at risk of being stunted if they do not receive timely adequate and appropriate complementary feeding.
The objective is to determine the prevailing complementary feeding practices, and nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months.
Mothers of 350 children of age 6--23 months of an urban resettlement colony of East Delhi were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire based on the WHO indicators to record their complementary feeding practices. Weight and height was taken to assess the nutritional status.
The minimum meal frequency was adequate in 60.6%, minimum dietary diversity in 15.1%, and minimum acceptable diet in 9% children. The prevalence of wasting was 43.7%, underweight 43.4%, and stunting 29.1%, as per Z-score. Statistically significant association of wasting with low birth weight, bottle feeding, and consumption of market food was observed ( < 0.05).
Complementary feeding indicators were unsatisfactory in most children. A high prevalence of wasting and under-nutrition was observed.
即使进行了最佳母乳喂养，如果儿童没有及时获得充足且合适的辅食，仍有发育迟缓的风险。
确定6至23个月儿童当前的辅食喂养方式及营养状况。
采用基于世界卫生组织指标的预测试问卷，对东德里一个城市安置区350名6至23个月儿童的母亲进行访谈，记录她们的辅食喂养方式。测量体重和身高以评估营养状况。
60.6%的儿童达到最低进餐频率要求，15.1%的儿童达到最低饮食多样性要求，9%的儿童达到最低可接受饮食要求。根据Z评分，消瘦患病率为43.7%，体重不足患病率为43.4%，发育迟缓患病率为29.1%。观察到消瘦与低出生体重、奶瓶喂养和食用市售食品之间存在统计学显著关联（<0.05）。
大多数儿童的辅食喂养指标不理想。观察到消瘦和营养不良的患病率较高。
