Sochana Sapkota|Shakuntala Shrestha
Complementary Feeding Practices Among The Caretakers Of The Young Children At Kathmandu
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences
appropriate complementary feeding practices important proper growth development children objective study find knowledge practices complementary feeding among caretakers young children cross sectional descriptive study conducted taking 195 caretakers 6 24 months children randomly selected wards ramkot sewchatar ichangunarayan vdc kathmandu district descriptive inferential statistics chi square mcnemar test used data analysis caretakers adequate knowledge 595 regarding practices 8365 continuing breastfeeding 333 caretakers started complementary feeding 6 months even though the723 knowledge children minimum meal frequency 6465 minimum dietary diversity 723 minimum acceptable diet 5230 practice feeding vitamin rich fruits vegetables 31 observation caretakers said interview showing statistical significance mcnemar test occupation p0015 literacy status p0000 economic status p0000 association complementary feeding knowledge similarly economic status literacy status age caretakers significantly associated feeding practices knowledge levels well feeding practices found good caretakers young children large gaps found initiation complementary feeding feeding vitamin rich fruits vegetables journal chitwan medical college 2013 34 2529 doi httpdxdoiorg103126jcmcv3i49550