Current status of 2 055 migrant infants and young children feeding practices

HU Shi-yun,TAN Hui,GUO Su-fang,WU Jian-mei,PAN Xu-hong,JIANG Hong,PENG Ai-ping,DAI Yue,QIAN Xu

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (8) : 809-811.

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (8) : 809-811.

Current status of 2 055 migrant infants and young children feeding practices

  • HU Shi-yun1,TAN Hui1,GUO Su-fang2,WU Jian-mei3,PAN Xu-hong4,JIANG Hong1,PENG Ai-ping1,DAI Yue1,QIAN Xu1
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Objective To understand current situation of infants and young children feeding(IYCF) practice among internal migrants in study areas of China and to explore the existing problem on IYCF. Methods A cross-sectional study with two-stage cluster sampling method was conducted,and totally 2 055 caregivers of children under 2 years old from two districts with high density of immigrants of Guangdong province and Zhejiang province were selected to investigate their feeding practice with standard questionnaire designed by UNICEF.8 indicators listed in the WHO document "Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practice" were described and analyzed. Results A total of 8 indicators among migrant children in study areas were:early initiation of breastfeeding 18.0%,exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months 13.6 %,continued breastfeeding at 1 year old 17.0%,continued breastfeeding at 2 years old 5.2%,introduction of solid,semi-solid or soft foods 81.1%,minimum dietary diversity 53.9%,minimum meal frequency 26.9%,minimum acceptable diet 16.9%. Conclusions Indicators IYCF including breastfeeding and complementary feeding practice among migrants in study areas are poorer than those from rural areas of middle and western China.Our study suggests health promotion targeted IYCF and utilization of child health care of migrant children should be improved in inflow areas.

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infants and young children feeding / breastfeeding / complementary feeding / internal migrations

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HU Shi-yun,TAN Hui,GUO Su-fang,WU Jian-mei,PAN Xu-hong,JIANG Hong,PENG Ai-ping,DAI Yue,QIAN Xu. Current status of 2 055 migrant infants and young children feeding practices[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2013, 21(8): 809-811

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