Association between Infant- and Child-feeding Index and Nutritional Status: Results from a Cross-sectional Study among Children Attending an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh

Integration of infant- and child-feeding index (ICFI) addressing the multidimensional child-feeding practices into one age-specific summary index is gaining importance. This cross-sectional study was aimed at understanding the association between the ICFI and the nutritional status of 259 children,...

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Published in:Journal of health, population and nutrition population and nutrition, 2012-02, Vol.29 (4)
Main Authors: Khatoon, Tahmina, Mollah, Md. Abid Hossain, Choudhury, Ahmed Murtaza, Islam, M. Munirul, Rahman, Kazi Mizanur
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bangladesh
Child nutrition
Child nutritional status
Child-feeding practices
Cross-sectional studies
Infant nutritional status
Infant- and child-feeding index
Infant-feeding practices: Infant nutrition
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Summary:Integration of infant- and child-feeding index (ICFI) addressing the multidimensional child-feeding practices into one age-specific summary index is gaining importance. This cross-sectional study was aimed at understanding the association between the ICFI and the nutritional status of 259 children, aged 6-23 months, who attended the paediatric outpatient department of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh. The mean length-for-age z-score (LAZ) of children aged 12-23 months was significantly (p
ISSN:1606-0997