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Revista Cubana de Pediatría
On-line version ISSN 1561-3119
Abstract
CASTILLO-BRAVO, Estefany Cecilia; CHUMAN-BUSTAMANTE, Alicia Elena and DIAZ-VELEZ, Cristian. Maternal practices in complementary feeding of infants living in anemia´s prevalent areas in northern Peru. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2022, vol.94, n.2 Epub June 01, 2022. ISSN 1561-3119.
Objective:
Assess whether maternal practices in complementary feeding of infants aged 4-8 months are adequate in anemia´s prevalent areas in northern Peru.
Methods:
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 206 mothers of infants aged 4-8 months in areas of high prevalence of anemia in the Mórrope District during 2018, using stratified polystage sampling with the interview technique, and with a questionnaire validated by experts. The Office Excel 2013 and SPSS v. 23 programs were used; also the Ji-square test was used, with p( 0.05 as significant.
Results:
90.7% of the mothers were between 18 and 35 years old; 49.5% had primary education; 86.9% were housewives and 62.1% co-inhabitants. Mothers of children under 6 months of age gave more frequently porridge (75.6%) and from 6 months mainly puree (59.4%), foods rich in iron, more often liver and lentils and as iron inhibitors infusions such as anise and chamomile. The continuity of breastfeeding only with breast milk was of 68.2% in children under 6 months and 63.0% from 6 months.
Conclusions:
Maternal practices in complementary feeding in infants 4-8 months of age in anemia´s prevalent areas of (Mórrope 2018) are not adequate. Mothers mostly introduce from 6 months of age infusions such as anise and chamomile that are inhibitors of iron absorption, which can have an impact on the prevalence of anemia.
Keywords : maternal practices; complementary feeding; infants; prevalent areas; anaemia.