Jagadish Cacodkar|Shilpa Joglekar|Anagha Dubhashi
Breast feeding and infant feeding practices among rural mothers in Goa
Goa Medical College|Goa Medical College|Goa Medical College
background breast feeding india universal integrated management neonatal childhood illnesses imnci strategy recommended systematic assessment breastfeeding emphasized counseling mothers initiation breast feeding late colostrum discarded aim study study infant feeding practices among rural goan mothers various socio demographic factors influencing feeding practices study practices among rural mothers towards health care childrenmethodsa cross sectional study done among 307 rural mothers children lt 2 years rural community rural health training centre mandur located 16 kilometres capital city panaji house house oral interview analysis collected data done using spss chisquare test applied addition proportions percentagesresults around 4625 mothers fed colostrum newborns 7362 mothers breastfed within 24 hours birth 3759 mothers practiced exclusive breastfeeding ebf first six months association literacy prolonged duration breastfeeding found statistically significant plt005 cereal based diet commonest complementary feeding administered 23 mothersconclusionsthe overall awareness infant feeding practices early initiation breastfeeding feeding colostrum among mothers low despite study area quality antenatal neonatal services