Awareness and Practice of Weaning : A Cross Sectional Survey Among the Mothers Attending Secondary Health Care Center in Bangladesh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/jmsr.2016.v2501.05

Anwar K S1 , Haque N2 , Ahmed S3 , Nasreen A4

Abstract

This was a description type of cross sectional study conducted among 210 rural mothers having 0-6 months child, attending the out patient department of Sirajdikhan Upazilla Heath Complex, Munshigonj. Total 210 women were selected by purposive sampling method. Data were collected through structured questionnaire by face to face interview Out of 210 respondents, majority (59.52%) was in the age group 18-27 years and only 0.48% was above 47 years. Mean age of the respondents was 26.29 years. Most of the respondents (43.33%) completed SSC and only 3.8% were uneducated. Among the respondents 83.33% were house wives. Monthly incomes of the respondents (39.05%) were more than 12000 taka. Most of the mother (80.95%) had children of age 1-3 years. Majority of mothers (77.14%) had conception about requirement of initiation of weaning at 6 months and 15.24% had at 5 months. Maximum respondents (44.76%) had given khichury, 44.29% Shuji and rest of them (10.95%) had given home made food. Mothers (78.57%) continued breast feeding with weaning. About 74.76% respondents complained of occasional vomiting with weaning. Majority (62.38%) of children had given food on time, those children who were provided complementary feeding was physically normal. Majority (57.14%) of mothers had no complained during weaning period. Registered physicians (76.19%) were the health care provider when the children were sick. Although most of the mothers started weaning at appropriate times, we cannot consider it satisfactory. As we must think about all the children and keep all of them healthy, we need to improve this rate up to 100%. Unless we achieve this level we can't achieve our goals of health for all.

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  1. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medical

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  2. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medical

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  3. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medical

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  4. Professor and Head, Department of Community Medical

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka


Volume 25, Number 1 July 2016
Page: 29-35