Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]

Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]

Complementary feeding practices should start at the age of six months along with breastfeeding in order to promote a proper growth and development of infants. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate the complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6 to 12 months in selected health...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Huwaina, Mt Yusof, Mardziah, Omar, Muhammad Faris, Mohd Sobri, Syafiqah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Personal health and hygiene
Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93839/1/93839.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.938392024-05-30T06:36:51Z Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.] 2014 Abdullah, Huwaina Mt Yusof, Mardziah Omar, Muhammad Faris Mohd Sobri, Syafiqah Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene Complementary feeding practices should start at the age of six months along with breastfeeding in order to promote a proper growth and development of infants. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate the complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6 to 12 months in selected health clinics in urban and rural area of Selangor. A total of 109 infants participated in this study. The anthropometry values taken were weight, length, body mass index (BMI), mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and head circumference. The diet intake was obtained by using 2 days (1 weekday and 1 weekend) of 24-hour diet record and the results were later compared with Malaysian Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) and the recommendation of complementary feeding by World Health Organization (WHO). Out of 109 participants, 94.5% (n^=103) have started complementary feeding while another 5.5% (n=6) were still exclusively breastfed without starting complementary feeding. Out of 103 infants who have started complementary feeding, 27.2% (n=28) of them still breastfed, 36.9% (n=38) are bottle fed while another 35.9% (n=37) infants were both breastfed and bottle fed. 2014 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93839/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93839/1/93839.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Health Sciences
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
topic Personal health and hygiene
Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
spellingShingle Personal health and hygiene
Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Abdullah, Huwaina
Mt Yusof, Mardziah
Omar, Muhammad Faris
Mohd Sobri, Syafiqah
Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]
description Complementary feeding practices should start at the age of six months along with breastfeeding in order to promote a proper growth and development of infants. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate the complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6 to 12 months in selected health clinics in urban and rural area of Selangor. A total of 109 infants participated in this study. The anthropometry values taken were weight, length, body mass index (BMI), mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and head circumference. The diet intake was obtained by using 2 days (1 weekday and 1 weekend) of 24-hour diet record and the results were later compared with Malaysian Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) and the recommendation of complementary feeding by World Health Organization (WHO). Out of 109 participants, 94.5% (n^=103) have started complementary feeding while another 5.5% (n=6) were still exclusively breastfed without starting complementary feeding. Out of 103 infants who have started complementary feeding, 27.2% (n=28) of them still breastfed, 36.9% (n=38) are bottle fed while another 35.9% (n=37) infants were both breastfed and bottle fed.
format Thesis
qualification_level Bachelor degree
author Abdullah, Huwaina
Mt Yusof, Mardziah
Omar, Muhammad Faris
Mohd Sobri, Syafiqah
author_facet Abdullah, Huwaina
Mt Yusof, Mardziah
Omar, Muhammad Faris
Mohd Sobri, Syafiqah
author_sort Abdullah, Huwaina
title Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_short Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_full Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in Selangor / Huwaina Abdullah ... [et al.]
title_sort complementary feeding practices among infants aged 6-12 months in selected health clinics in selangor / huwaina abdullah ... [et al.]
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate 2014
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93839/1/93839.pdf
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