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In developing countries, inadequate knowledge on complementary feeding (CF) is one of the main reasons for malnutrition Objective: To assess the knowledge on CF among parents of children aged 4 to 12 months attending a base hospital in a rural district in Sri Lanka. Method: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in the paediatric ward and clinic of Base Hospital Bibile from April to June, 2016. A total of 383 parents of babies aged 4-12 months were selected by consecutive sampling. Their knowledge regarding CF was assessed by using a structured, pre-tested, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Questions were classified as ‘must know’, ‘better to know’ and ‘good to know’. Results : The response rate was 100%. Mean total knowledge score was 33.79 ± 4.3 (total 49) and the distribution was positively skewed. Mean knowledge scores were 7.08 ± 1.95 (total 11), 9.67 ± 1.88 (total 15), 17.03 ± 2.08 (total 23) in ‘must know’, ‘better to know’ and ‘good to know’ sections respectively. A significant correlation was only observed between age of the child and the total knowledge score (p Conclusions: Parents of children aged 4 to 12 months attending Base Hospital, Bibile had satisfactory knowledge on CF.  (Keywords: Complementary feeding, knowledge, health education, infants) Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health , 2017; 46 (2): 139-147

Knowledge on complementary feeding among parents of children aged 4-12 months attending a base hospital in a rural district in Sri Lanka