Open AccessThe Infant Feeding Practices in an Urban Slum of Nagpur, India
Author(s) -
Abhay S Bagul,
Madhulika sahebrao Supare
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4622.2549
Subject(s) - slum , colostrum , medicine , breast feeding , weaning , breastfeeding , demography , environmental health , breast milk , pediatrics , geography , population , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , antibody , immunology , endocrinology
The feeding practices during infancy are of critical importance for the growth and the development of children. Recent studies have reported that wrong feeding practices are widely prevalent in the urban slums. With this background, this study was conducted to assess the infant feeding practices in an urban slum and to determine the the factors which influenced it.