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June 30, 2025

The Relationship Between Breastfeeding Mothers' Knowledge and the Provision of MP-ASI in Infants

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SDSri Marliani DondoNKNila Widya KeswaraRSRani Safitri

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Cross-sectional analysis shows weak association between maternal knowledge and complementary feeding in infants, suggesting further educational interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • The results indicate that improving mothers' knowledge could enhance complementary feeding practices for infants, which is crucial for their development.
  • Significantly, 44% of mothers reported low knowledge about complementary feeding, impacting nutritional status and growth.
  • Using a cross-sectional design with 25 mothers, data indicated a weak correlation between knowledge and actual feeding practices.
  • These findings underline the need for community-based education programs to address gaps in mothers' understanding of complementary feeding.

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Dondo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af296ecf1dd9ea359e2bf9https://doi.org/10.62951/icistech.v5i1.237
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