Saudi Journal of Medicine (SJM)
Volume-3 | Issue-04 | 165-168
Original Research Article
KAP Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practise of Mothers on Complementary Feeding
Pramila Ramawat, Tanmay Verma, Neha Garg
Published : April 30, 2018
Abstract
Breast feeding with timely started complementary feeding is the best way of infant feeding. It is necessary for infant’s overall development, better growth, fulfilling nutritional requirement and it is most vital for reducing infant mortality. Objective of our study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of complementary feeding among mothers in a tertiary Care Centre of Central India. A cross sectional study was done about knowledge of mothers with children below 2 year of age with help of pretested self-designed questionnaire based interview who are attending paediatrics OPD and IPD. In our study most of mothers did not know correct time of starting complementary feeding, they also did not know what food can be given, frequency and amount of complementary feed. In our study knowledge, attitude as well as practise towards complementary feeding was lacking hence health education to mother and family members required about correct feeding in early years of life.