A study of methods used for child rearing in Bikaner (West Rajasthan)

Saxena, Shakuntala; Garg, O. P.

doi:10.1007/bf02811168

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“…The continuation rate of breastfeeding of 89.7% after completion of 1 year found in the present study was similar to observations made in several other studies[181922] which is indicative of the continuation of traditional practice of breast feeding. Another study done in West Bengal reported a breastfeeding continuation rate of 97.9% at the end of 1 year which was higher than the observations made in this study.…”

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confidence: 92%

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph

Unnikrishnan

Naik

et al. 2013

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:Rearing practices are a major determinant of nutritional and health status of infants. Therefore these practices need to be better understood.Objectives:To find out infant rearing practices in the study area.Materials and Methods:A longitudinal study was conducted on a birth cohort of 194 infants. Information on rearing practices and anthropometric measurements were recorded every month for a period of 1 year.Results:Only 67 (34.5%) newborns were breast fed within half an hour of delivery. Prelacteal feeds was given to 65 (33.5%) newborns and this was seen more among home deliveries (P=0.018). Demand feeding was practiced by 169 (87.1%) mothers. Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) for 6 months was practiced by 81 (41.7%) mothers. Bottle feeding was seen in 7 (3.6%) cases. Weight gain during infancy was found to be maximum when infants were EBF for 6 months (P<0.001) and weaned with semi-solid and solid diet alone in the following 6 months (P=0.002). Gain in all anthropometric measurements was more in the initial 6 months of infancy compared to latter. Four (2.1%) infants were malnourished. Oil massage before bath was practiced by 189 (97.4%) mothers. Over 50% mothers practiced oil application to eyes or ears of infants. Delayed initiation of bath (beyond 1week) was seen in 15 (7.7%) cases.Conclusion:Faulty rearing practices need to be corrected in order to improve the health status of infants.

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confidence: 92%

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph

Unnikrishnan

Naik

et al. 2013

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…3001-. Thus education and socio-economic status of the parents significansly influence the introduction of solids to infants and this observation is in agreement with the findings of Saxena and Garg (1968) and Walia et al (1974).…”

Section: Solid and Semi-solid Feedssupporting

confidence: 82%

“…This practice of giving various types of "prelacteal" feeds is common in developing countries. The various feeds used are herbal decoctions-"agmo-omo" in Nigeria (Jellif e 1968), "jannam ghutti" (Saxena and Garg 1968), honey mixed with ghee (Lala and Desai 1970), sugar water (Mukherjee 1969), honey (Bansal et al 1973). …”

Section: Initial Neonatal Feedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infant feeding and child rearing methods in Pondicherry, South India

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Poverty is one of the reasons underlying most of the diseases in the developing countries. Paediatricians by themselves cannot eliminate this evil. The infant is completely dependant on the mother for his/her nutrition and the feeding patterns adopted by her reflect the social customs, beliefs, traditions, cultural practices, superstitions and her intellectual level. It is in this sphere that the paediatrician has an important role to play by imparting proper health education. To impart health education, one must know the various traditional feeding and child rearing practices in a particular community or area. This study was taken to find out the feeding habits and various child rearing practices in Pondicherry in South India.

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“…Bhandari [11] reported that 84.4% received some form of feed, ghutti (36.8%) and honey(25.6%) being commonest, Mohapatra [12] observed honey(20%), water(12.35%) and herbal juice(6.47%) being given as prelacteal feeds. 94% mothers practiced demand feeds, while Saxena [13] reported all low education group mothers used to practice demand feeding. 23.6% mothers believed discontinuing feeds during maternal illness.…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers about Perinatal Care

Hajela

2014

Int J Med Res Rev

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Background: Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), the most sensitive indicator of health is reflected by female literacy, health education and nutrition of mother and infant. The present study is aimed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers regarding perinatal care, nutrition in pregnancy, place and method of delivery, breast feeding, prelacteal feeds, care of newborn, vaccination and red flag signs in newborn. Methods: The study was conducted to determine the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices amongst mothers (250 families), regarding perinatal care and to study the effect of health education. A pretested questionnaire was adopted after a short pilot study. Proportions were calculated for all observations and Z-test was applied for comparison between observations. Results: The majority of the respondents had correct knowledge regarding antenatal care, hospital delivery (88%), selection of clean place for delivery, delivery to be conducted by doctors, nurses or trained birth attendants (97.2%), cord cutting (83.6%), cord care(52.4%), rooming in (88%), hypothermia prevention (72.4%) and physiological jaundice of newborn (81.2%). Most had incorrect knowledge regarding type of diet and time of initiation of nutritious diet after delivery, infant feeding in relation to initiation of first feed (58%), colostrum being beneficial and giving prelacteal feeds (52.4%), kajal application (68.4%) and oil instillation in ears (72%). Conclusions: Successful maternal and child health depends largely on perinatal care viz. pregnancy, antenatal care, nutrition, spacing between pregnancies, basic hygiene, domiciliary delivery, care of the newborn and prevention from infection. Thus, health education regarding perinatal care is important for both mother and child.

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A study of methods used for child rearing in Bikaner (West Rajasthan)

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Infant feeding and child rearing methods in Pondicherry, South India

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers about Perinatal Care

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