Sabu S. Padmadas|Inge Hutter|Frans Willekens
Weaning initiation patterns and subsequent linear growth progression among children aged 2–4 years in India
University of Groningen
reliance full breastfeeding alone longer time could deleterious nutritional health implications later stages childrens lives 47 children weaned age or6 months 50 children india 4 years stunted investigated association timing weaning stunting children india using data national family health survey 19921993logistic analyses employed pooled data comprising one state six regions india n 6285 height status children aged 24 years dependent variable timing weaning considered main control variable regression modelschildren weaned age 6 months odds ratio 157 6 months 188 likely stunted later age compared weaned 6 months p 0001 stunting appeared considerably lower children weaned age 3 months showed upward trend thereafter effect age weaning stunting attenuated persisted statistical significance controlling important demographic health social region variables likelihood stunting 77 children weaned age 6 months received full immunization first year lived poor conditionstiming weaning significantly associated stunting among children india underlying causal associations weaning behaviour growth retardation need examined using longitudinal data