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A study on feeding practices and food beliefs among mothers of young children to develop a complementary feeding guide

Exploring cultural feeding practices and food taboos among mothers of children six months to three years with a view to develop a complementary feeding module A mixed method approach - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/102648
Enrollment
50
Registered
2026-02-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

State Resource Centre of Nutrition
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers with at least one child aged six months to three years Mothers who are currently practicing or recently completed complementary feeding Mothers who are willing to participate in the study Mothers who can communicate in Hindi or English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers of children with severe medical conditions requiring specialized feeding Mothers who are not the primary caregivers for child feeding Mothers who are not willing to provide consent Mothers who are not available during the data collection period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cultural feeding practices and food taboos among mothers of children aged six months to three years Timepoint: At baseline at the time of data collection

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Association between cultural feeding practices food taboos and socio demographic variables of mothers and children Timepoint: At baseline at the time of data collection ;Qualitative experiences beliefs and perceptions of mothers regarding cultural feeding practices and food taboos Timepoint: During qualitative in depth interviews after quantitative data collection ;Development of complementary feeding module based on integrated quantitative and qualitative findings Timepoint: After data analysis and integration

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Seema S Chavan

College of nursing AIIMS Gorakhpur

seemaschavan23@gmail.com9353437981

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026