Complementary Feeding Practice and Nutritional Status of Children Between 6-23 Months Attending Pediatric OPD of Bharatpur Hospital Chitwan

Authors

  • Asha Thapa Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Devi Kumari Sapkota Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Sumitra Parajuli Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Bijaya Dhakal Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Rama Kumari Lamichhane Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Ashmita Sharma Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ijsirt.v1i1.55925

Keywords:

Complementary Feeding, Nutritional status, infant

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition is responsible directly or indirectly for over half of all childhood deaths. Infants and young children are higher risk of malnutrition from six months of age onwards. The aim of the present study was to assess the complementary feeding practice and nutritional status of children between 6-23 months attending pediatric OPD of Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal.

Methods: A cross sectional, study was conducted among 333 mothers and their children aged 6-23 months from July to November 2022. The data was collected through semi-structured interview schedule from mothers along with infant anthropometric measurement. The data was analyzed in SPSS 26 version.

Results: Overall prevalence of malnutrition was 46%. Among them the prevalence of wasting, stunting and under-weight were 35.29%, 32.67% and 32.02%, respectively. There were significant association between the education qualification, occupation of mother, type of delivery, number of children, timely introduction of complementary feeding, egg consumption, and on demand breastfeeding with wasting.

Conclusions: Quiet practice of complementary feeding and noticeable prevalence of malnutrition were found among children 6-23 months of age children. These outcomes focus the need to increase the complementary feeding practices ultimately improve the nutritional status of children.

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Published

2023-06-21

How to Cite

Thapa, A., Sapkota, D. K., Parajuli, S., Dhakal, B., Lamichhane, R. K., & Sharma, A. (2023). Complementary Feeding Practice and Nutritional Status of Children Between 6-23 Months Attending Pediatric OPD of Bharatpur Hospital Chitwan. International Journal of Silkroad Institute of Research and Training, 1(1), 12–17. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijsirt.v1i1.55925

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)

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