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- Title
Effects of Socio-Demographic Factors on Prelacteal Feeding Practices among the Lactating Mothers in Meerut City.
- Authors
Parashar, Pawan; Garg, Kiran; Chattopadhyay, Sameer; Shukla, Arvind K.; Ahmad, Sartaj
- Abstract
Background: In many countries across the world, the practice of giving new born babies other substances (pre lacteal feeding) even before lactation is a common cultural practice. Prelacteal feeding is an underestimated problem in a developing country like India, where infant mortality rate is quite high. Aim and objective: To know the prevalence and effects of socio-demographic factors on prelecteal feeding practices among the lactating mothers in Meerut city UP. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study included 322 women who had a live birth during last one year. A pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection. Statistical Analysis: Data was analyzed using appropriate statistical tests by (SPSS) version 21.0 for Windows and data were analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: Study findings showed that 232 (72.05% ) of the mothers had given pre-lacteal feedings to their newborn. Ghutti (47.8%), honey (13.4%) and others (10.9) like tea, artificial milk, Gur ( Jeggary) etc . had given as Prelacteal feed. Conclusion: The problem of prelacteal feeding is still prevalent in India. In our study, (72.05% ) of the mothers had given pre-lacteal feedings to their newborn.
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 7, p122
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00626.5