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Knowledge and Practice of Women Referred to Health Centers Boroujerd on Complementary Feeding
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A.A. Soheili Azad1   , L. Yeghaneh Ghasemi2 , V. Naserkhaki * 3 |
1- The Member of Scientific Health College of Tehran University Of Medical Sciences, Department of Health, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Student Licentiates Degree Public Health, Department of Health, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- MSc Student of Health Education, Department of Health, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , naserkhakimail@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (9036 Views) |
| Background: In order to improve knowledge and practice of mothers about infant feeding and subsequent improvement of nutritional status of infants in their consumption of malnutrition this research was Health centers Boroujerd.
Methods: This study is a descriptive - analytical (cross) in mothers who are selected by systematic random sampling interviews with 400 mothers of knowledge about complementary feeding practice and its associated risk factors, was assessed with a questionnaire and using a statistical program spss chi-square test and data were analyzed.
Findings:The findings show that the majority of mothers had good knowledge (61%) the desired function (49%) about their complementary feeding. Between knowledge and practice of mothers about complementary feeding with such parent education, child age, birth order, source of information and communication are significant. If the age of the mother's job, with the area's job performance and knowledge in areas such relationship and the sex of the infant with a chi-square test of the relationship between knowledge and practice domains do not show.
Conclusion: Relatively strong correlation between the two domains of knowledge and practice is often mothers who have adequate knowledge about infant nutrition to show its good behavior. |
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| Keywords: Complementary feeding; Infant; Knowledge; Practice |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2013/09/10 | Accepted: 2024/08/19 | Published: 2013/05/15
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