Purnima Menon|Apurva Bamezai|Ali Winoto Subandoro|Mohamed Ag Ayoya|Víctor M. Aguayo
Age?appropriate infant and young child feeding practices are associated with child nutrition in <scp>I</scp>ndia: insights from nationally representative data
International Food Policy Research Institute|International Food Policy Research Institute|World Bank|United Nations Children's Fund India|United Nations Children's Fund India
ageappropriate infant young child feeding iycf practices critical child nutrition objective paper examine associations ageappropriate iycf practices child nutrition outcomes india using data 18 463 children 0239 months old indias national family health survey 2005063 outcome measures child heightforage zscore haz weightforage zscore waz weightforheight zscore stunting underweight wasting linear logistic regression analyses used accounting clustered survey data regression models adjusted child maternal household characteristics state urbanrural residence analyses indicate india suboptimal iycf practices associated poor nutrition outcomes children early initiation breastfeeding exclusive breastfeeding associated nutrition outcomes considered consuming solid semisolid foods 689 months associated underweight p 005 diet diversity score achieving minimum diet diversity 4 food groups children 623 months age strongly significantly associated haz waz stunting underweight p 005 maternal characteristics also strongly associated child undernutrition summary poor iycf practices particularly poor complementary foods feeding practices associated poor child nutrition outcomes india particularly linear growth