A SCOPING REVIEW TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE , IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICES REGARDING COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING AMONG THE MOTHERS OF INFANT.

Author Name: 1. Rupal Chauhan, 2. Abhay Pattan, 3. Praful Damor, 4. Milan Chauhan

Volume/Issue: 04/11

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/04.2024-77784619/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Department of Community health Nursing, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University , Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
2. HOD of Community Health Nursing, Associate professor, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
3. Assistant professor, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
4. Assistant professor, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

ABSTRACT

Objective: In order to assist an infant's quick growth and development, complementary feeding attempts to supply crucial nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that may be absent from breast milk or formula. In addition to preventing vitamin deficiencies and encouraging appropriate eating habits, complementary feeding aids in weight gain for newborns and is vital for the development of their cognitive, motor, and sensory abilities as well as their oral feeding skills. Methods: Scopus, PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and Cochrane, CINAHI, Embase, were searched. Journal articles published between 2009 and 2023 that reported on the knowledge , Implementation of practices regarding complementary feeding among the mothers of infant. Results: A Total of 420 articles are identified , Twenty one out of these were duplicates ¸ and a further 357 were removed due to non – relevance. The assessment was via scoring individual articles on parameters such as level of systematic errors , transferability , and percision , among others . only twenty one artices met the cut – off for medium and high quality and are included in this review. Relevant infromation extracted from thr articles includes objectives, study population ,location of the study , reserch question . methods , and results , i.e, barriers and enabling factors . Data were synthezied , mapped , and interpreted to identify barriers and enabling factors related to healthcare professionals – patients SSH discussions . Conclusions: Our findings show that despite the diverse study contexts of the study contexts of the studies included in this scoping review and their peculiarity the barrier and enabling factors for complementary feeding discussions were similar. Finding reveal enabling factors that can counteract common barrier to discussing complementary feeding in community settings.

Key words: Knowledge , Practices, Complementary Feeding Mothers , Infant.