Awareness, perception and practices regarding infant and young child feeding among health care providers in two districts of Madhya Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

Sanjay Silawat; Shivam Dixit; Shailesh Rai; A.K. Khatri; Ayushi Shrivastava; V.P. Goswami

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health (Feb 2024)

Awareness, perception and practices regarding infant and young child feeding among health care providers in two districts of Madhya Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

Sanjay Silawat,
Shivam Dixit,
Shailesh Rai,
A.K. Khatri,
Ayushi Shrivastava,
V.P. Goswami

Affiliations

Sanjay Silawat: PG Resident
Shivam Dixit: Assistant Professor (Statistics & Demography)
Shailesh Rai: Assistant Professor
A.K. Khatri: Professor
Ayushi Shrivastava: PG Resident
V.P. Goswami: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College & MY Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 6

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Introduction Infant and young child nutrition needs to be given top priority in order to prevent and minimize malnutrition given the low rates of child feeding practices. The present study was carried out to assess the awareness, perception and practices of health care providers (HCPs) regarding (IYCF) practices in Madhya Pradesh.

Breast-feeding, Healthcare providers, practices, IYCF

Published in Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health

ISSN: 2277-9604 (Online)
Publisher: Makhdoomi Printers
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.gjmedph.com/

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