Open AccessInfant and child feeding index and nutritional status of children aged 6 to 24 months in a Metropolitan city
Author(s) -
Maheswari Palanichamy,
Mridula J Solanki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1023_20
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , wasting , socioeconomic status , malnutrition , anthropometry , pediatrics , environmental health , body mass index , demography , population , overweight , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
The nutritional status of children is influenced by feeding practices. Infant and Child Feeding Index (ICFI) is an age-specific composite index to assess the feeding practices of children.