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Feeding patterns in the first two years of life in Basra, Iraq

Benyamen Ys,Meaad Kadhum Hassan

Published 1998 in Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

ABSTRACT

The feeding patterns of 694 children ranging from 12 to 24 months of age were studied. Approximately 91% were exclusively breast-fed at 1 week of age with a further 4% receiving supplementary foods at this stage. At 1 year of age, 52% were receiving breast milk as the only source of milk and 13% were receiving infant formula in addition to breast milk. Inadequate breast milk was the most common reason reported by mothers for discontinuing breast-feeding. Of children receiving formula, 42.9% were receiving diluted formula.70.9% of mothers introduced solid foods at 4 to 6 months of age while 5.8% did not introduce solid foods until after the age of 8 months

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    1998

  • Venue

    Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

  • Publication date

    1998-04-09

  • Fields of study

    Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.26719/1998.4.3.448
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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