TY - JOUR AU - Anwar, Fahmina AU - Srivastava, Ratan K AU - Singh, S P PY - 2014/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Evaluation of Infant and young child feeding through a Trial for Improved Practices (TIPs) in rural Varanasi JF - Indian Journal of Community Health JA - Indian J Community Health VL - 26 IS - Supp 2 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/482 SP - 130-136 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong>&nbsp;Intervention targeting exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding has the greatest impact on child survival. In view of these facts a formative research was conducted in rural Varanasi with&nbsp;<strong>objectives</strong>-To assess the status of IYCF practices prevailing in the experimental area and to demonstrate the effect of intervention among selected mothers for improved IYCF practices.&nbsp;<strong>Methodology:</strong>&nbsp;Follow up intervention study, on 2 types of cohort (0-6 and 7-36 months old mother &amp; child pair) conducted for the period of November 2011- October 2012.&nbsp; Cohorts were followed for a period of 3 months, using a formative research methodology. A total of 293 mother &amp; child pair were enrolled for intervention using appropriate sampling methodology. WHO Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and a child feeding index (CFI) were created. The latter consisted of five components: breastfeeding, use of bottle, dietary diversity, food frequency and meal frequency which were adjusted for three age groups: 7-24 and 25-36 months&nbsp;<strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;There was inadequacy of optimal breastfeeding and sub optimal Practice regarding Complementary feeding. Measurement of anthropometric Indies indicates that 46.7% were stunted, 35.5% are wasted and 29.6% are underweight. Inferential analysis for Difference in exclusive breast feeding and complementary feeding Index during pre and post TIPs intervention phase indicated a significant (p=0.001) change in exclusive breast and complementary feeding.&nbsp;<strong>Conclusion:</strong>&nbsp;Study indicated, it is possible to change short-term child-feeding behaviours to promote exclusive breast feeding and complementary feeding using TIPs methodology. However, long-term sustainability of these changes requires further study, and the effect of increased feeding of complementary foods, intakes of breast milk and total daily consumption of energy &amp; nutrients requires further research.</p> ER -