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Research Article Volume 9 Issue 2
Colostrum feeding status in a selected rural area of Bangladesh
Mohammad Shahinoor Islam, Rubana Kaiser
Received: October 28, 2018 | Published: March 28, 2019
Citation: Islam MS, Kaiser R. Colostrum feeding status in a selected rural area of Bangladesh. J Nutr Health Food Eng. 2019;9(2):52-54. DOI: 10.15406/jnhfe.2019.09.00325
Abstract
- Background: Colostrums feeding status was still poor in Bangladesh due to ignorance of family members. Thereafter growth faltering is a commonly observed phenomenon in developing countries after about 3months of age.
- Objective: The aim of this study was to assess colostrums feeding status in selected rural area.
- Methods:It was a cross sectional observational study. A total of 400subjects were estimated and mothers having child aged between 0-6months of age were included in the study purposively. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data.
- Results: The mean (±SD) age of the respondents was 24.4years. Majority (63%) of the mothers had given colostrums to their child and 37% refused it. About 66.1% mothers whose had first baby practiced colostrums more than being second time mother also had statistically significant association (p<0.05). Majority 69.4% of mothers took health care services from public hospital given colostrums more than the mothers taken from private hospital and 73.7% non Muslims mothers practiced colostrums. Those variables had an association with colostrums feeding (p<0.05).
- Conclusion:Tradition with cultural belief among mothers and elder family members has an impact on colostrums feeding as well as maintenance of optimal breastfeeding practices.
Keywords: colostrum feeding, rural tradition, belief, ignorance, first milk, bilirubin, Escherichia coli, PRP, diarrhea, ARI
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