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A Study to Assess the Knowledge of Primi Mothers Regarding Importance of Complementary Feeding at Bhelsai, Khed Taluk

Govinda G. Patil

Abstract


The complementary feeding is needed to provide energy and essential nutrients required for continued growth and development. The nutrients in recommended complementary food complement those in breast milk, hence the name. The inadequate knowledge among mothers regarding complementary feeding or introduction of late complementary feeding may slow down the child’s growth and development. It may also risk the child for causing deficiencies and malnutrition. This study is intended to assess the knowledge of primi mothers regarding importance of complementary feeding at Bhelsai, Khed Taluk. The objectives are to assess the knowledge and associate them with the selected demographic variables. Research approach used was descriptive approach which is a non-experimental design. The target population for the study was the primi mothers of Bhelsai area, Khed. The data collection was made through structured questionnaires which were designed to assess the knowledge of primi mothers regarding importance of complementary feeding. The respondents knowledge score was maximum 12, mean was 9.8, median was 10, mean (%) was 70% and SD was 0.6. The demographic variables analyzed in the study were not having significant association with the knowledge scores.
It reveals that, if the primi mothers are provided with some sort of educational interventions such as information booklets, teaching programs modules on importance of complementary feeding will definitely help them to introduce the complementary feeding at the right time and preventing the children from risking for malnutrition and other deficiency disorders.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijpn.v3i1.264

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