Age-appropriate infant and young child feeding practices are associated with child nutrition in India: Insights from nationally representative data

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.creator.identifierPurnima Menon: 0000-0001-5988-2894
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12036en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - South Asia Office
cg.identifier.publicationRankB
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1740-8695en
cg.issn1740-8709en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalMaternal and Child Nutritionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume11en
dc.contributor.authorMenon, Purnimaen
dc.contributor.authorBamezai, Apurvaen
dc.contributor.authorSubandoro, Alien
dc.contributor.authorAyoya, Mohamed Agen
dc.contributor.authorAguayo, Victoren
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T02:54:27Zen
dc.date.available2024-08-01T02:54:27Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150949
dc.titleAge-appropriate infant and young child feeding practices are associated with child nutrition in India: Insights from nationally representative dataen
dcterms.abstractAge‐appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are critical to child nutrition. The objective of this paper was to examine the associations between age‐appropriate IYCF practices and child nutrition outcomes in India using data from ∼18 463 children of 0–23.9 months old from India's National Family Health Survey, 2005–06‐3. The outcome measures were child height‐for‐age z‐score (HAZ), weight‐for‐age z‐score (WAZ), weight‐for‐height z‐score, stunting, underweight and wasting. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used, accounting for the clustered survey data. Regression models were adjusted for child, maternal, and household characteristics, and state and urban/rural residence. The analyses indicate that in India suboptimal IYCF practices are associated with poor nutrition outcomes in children. Early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding were not associated with any of the nutrition outcomes considered. Not consuming any solid or semi‐solid foods at 6–8.9 months was associated with being underweight (P < 0.05). The diet diversity score and achieving minimum diet diversity (≥4 food groups) for children 6–23 months of age were most strongly and significantly associated with HAZ, WAZ, stunting and underweight (P < 0.05). Maternal characteristics were also strongly associated with child undernutrition. In summary, poor IYCF practices, particularly poor complementary foods and feeding practices, are associated with poor child nutrition outcomes in India, particularly linear growth.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMenon, Purnima; Bamezai, Apurva; Subandoro, Ali; Ayoya, Mohamed Ag; Aguayo, Victor. 2015. Age-appropriate infant and young child feeding practices are associated with child nutrition in India: Insights from nationally representative data. Maternal and Child Nutrition 11(1): 73-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12036en
dcterms.extentpp. 73-87en
dcterms.issued2015-01-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/3959en
dcterms.subjectinfantsen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectfeedingen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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