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September 10, 2025Sri Lanka Journal of Child HealthOpen Access

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding complementary feeding among mothers of infants aged 9-12 months attending well-baby clinics in tertiary care hospitals in the Kandy district, and their correlation with growth

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TNT. P. NiranjanHWHashini Madhurangi WijayasingheAJA H H M Jayaweera

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Cross-sectional analysis finds strong correlation between maternal knowledge of complementary feeding and infant growth rates.

Key Points

  • Infants' growth rates correlated significantly with mothers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding complementary feeding.
  • Maternal knowledge score averaged 78.8, while practices scored 89.3, showing variation in understanding of complementary feeding.
  • Statistical analysis confirmed significant associations between CF practices and maternal age, educational level, and infant birth weight.
  • Over 80% of infants received minimum dietary diversity, aligning with WHO guidelines for complementary feeding.

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Niranjan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d81b210217d6478ddebhttps://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v54i3.11353
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