Feeding practices and prevalence of diarrhea and acute respiratory morbidities among infants below five months in Kimilili district, Bungoma county, Kenya
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Date
2014-09-25
Authors
Mango, Sarah Namusie
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Infant feeding practices are choices made by nursing mothers on whether to
exclusively breastfeed the child or to practice mixed feeding. In most cases mixed
feeding of infants especially those less than six months result in incidences of
diarrhea and acute respiratory infection. Infant feeding practices are influenced by
various factors and vary from one region to another. The main objective of this
study is to assess feeding practices for infants below five months in Kimilili
District and to relate them to prevalence of diarrhea and acute respiratory
infections (ARIs) among infants. A cross sectional analytical study will be
conducted among 212 infants selected through cluster sampling. A questionnaire
adopted from WHO will be used to gather information on maternal and infant
demographic characteristics, feeding practices, occurrence of morbidity (diarrhea
and ARIs) and household sanitation status. Focus group discussion and
observation checklist will complement the questionnaire. Secondary data from
hospital will be used to complement the primary data. Data from structured
questionnaire will be analyzed using statistical packages for social sciences
(SPSS) version 17 software. Descriptive statistic indices such as mean, mode,
frequencies, percentages and standard deviations of various feeding practices will
be calculated. Responses from qualitative data will be coded and frequencies
determined. Cross tabulations will be derived and Chi square will be used to test
the association of infant feeding practices and morbidity (diarrhea and or acute
respiratory infections).Logistic regression will be used to compare several
variables. Data will be presented on tables, charts and graphs
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School of Applied Human Sciences