Ndivhudzannyi Muleka|Baatseba Maanaso|Mafiwa Phoku|Mabitsela H. Mphasha|Maishataba Solomon Makwela
Infant and Young Child Feeding Knowledge among Caregivers of Children Aged between 0 and 24 Months in Seshego Township, Limpopo Province, South Africa
University of Limpopo|University of Limpopo|University of Limpopo|University of Limpopo|University of Limpopo
appropriate infant young child feeding iycf involves initiation breastfeeding within hour delivery exclusive breastfeeding 6 months introduction complementary feeding 6 months continuing breastfeeding 2 years beyond adequate iycf knowledge among caregivers associated improved practices lowers risk kids developing malnutrition infection morbidity mortality early introduction solid foods mixed feeding inadequate breastfeeding complementary feeding prevalent south africa related caregivers lack iycf knowledge hence study aims determine iycf knowledge level caregivers children 24 months semiurban seshego township south africaquantitative crosssectional design applied total 86 caregivers selected using simple random sampling representative target population 110 structured questionnaire utilised gather data analysed statistical software using descriptive inferential statistics chisquare test used calculate associations 95 confidence interval pvalue 005 considered statistically significantfindings show 67 participants good iycf knowledge score 81 100 significant relationship knowledge education p 0001 moreover 407 know exclusive breastfeeding 6 months 90 mentioned breastmilk protects child diseases participants 826 know complementary feeding introduced 6 months continuation breastfeedingcaregivers know breastfeeding begin immediately birth protects diseases moreover know solid food introduced 6 months however still need strengthen iycf education particularly exclusive breastfeeding interventions improve iycf knowledge intertwined improving educational health literacy breastfeeding complementary feeding