Infant
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to assess infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India, and to investigate the reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices in Slum-dwelling women aged 18 to 49 years who have an infant/s less than 24 months of age. The main question it aims to answer are: * Are infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums appropriate? * What the reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices in Slum-dwelling women Participants will be measured for their height and weight, interviewed for Socio-demographic characteristics, birth history of the infant, infant feeding indicators and will be involved in focused group discussions and in-depth interviews to gain understanding into their adopted appropriate and inappropriate feeding practices.
Detailed description
Study Design: Cross-sectional, Observational Study Duration: 2 years Population Characteristics: Slum-dwelling women aged 18 to 49 years who have an infant/s less than 24 months of age Study Site / Subject Recruitment: Subjects will be recruited at the family planning department of urban health care centres and Paediatric OPDs in tertiary care hospitals in the Pune city and rural health care centres around Pune city where they take their children for vaccination
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention
Sponsors
Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* A woman will be recruited in the study if she 1. is willing and able to give informed consent 2. is aged between 18 to 49 years 3. has an infant or infants less than 2 years of age
Exclusion criteria
1. She is unwilling to consent to participate in the study 2. Her infant has any congenital conditions, chronic disorder or has a disorder resulting in difficulty in feeding.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India will have been assessed | 2 years | Infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India will have been assessed |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices will have been investigated | 2 years | Reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices will have been investigated |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed