Association between infant and young child feeding indicators and the nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months in rural areas of Hunan Province in 2019

• Published in: Wei sheng yan jiu Vol. 52; no. 6; p. 972
• Main Authors: Liao, Minghui, Feng, Binbin, Huang, Qun, Li, Huixia, Tan, Danfeng, Fang, Hualing, Liao, Yi, Huang, Guangwen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Anemia - epidemiology; Breast Feeding; Child; Child, Preschool; Feeding Behavior; Female; Hemoglobins; Humans; Infant; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Nutritional Status; Obesity; Rural Population; nutritional status; infants and young children; complementary feeding
• ISSN: 1000-8020
• DOI: 10.19813/j.cnki.weishengyanjiu.2023.06.018

To estimate the status of complementary feeding among infants and young children aged 6-23 months in rural areas of Hunan Province. The association between infant and young child feeding indicators and child undernutrition were assessed. A total of 1220 infants and young children aged 6-23 months from 24 investigated places of 6 cities in Hunan Province were selected by multi-stage stratified sampling for physical measurement, hemoglobin(Hb) test and caregiver interview. Complementary diet was analyzed according to the World Health Organization's definition of infant and young child feeding indicators. Z-scores were used to elevate nutrition status. Logistic regression models were used to explore the influencing factors of the nutritional status. The prevalence rates of underweight, stunting, wasting, overweight, obesity and anemia were 3.6%, 4.8%, 2.7%, 10.5%, 2.0% and 16.3%. The percentage of infants and young children aged 6-23 months in rural areas of Hunan Province who get minimum dietary diversity, mini