ASSESSMENT OF STATUS OF INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING 2006 District: Udhamsingh Nagar (State of Uttarakhand) Written by Dr. Deeksha Sharma Department of Women Empowerment Breastfeeding Promotion Network of and Child Development, Uttarakhand India (BPNI) D-47A, Sector-4, Defence Colony, Dehradun, Uttarakhand BP-33, Pitampura, Delhi – 110034 Tel: 0135-2714104, 2665274 Tel: 011-27343608, 42683059 Tel/Fax: 011-27343606 Fax: 0135-2714389 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.bpni.org Contents Page No. Acronyms i Acknowledgements ii District profile iii Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Background 4 3. Objectives of the Study 8 4. Study Design, Data Collection and Analysis 9 5. Findings of the Quantitative Study 12 6. Findings of the Qualitative Data 24 7. Assessment of Infant and Young Child Feeding in the hospitals of 27 Udhamsingh nagar, Uttarakhand 8. Conclusion and Suggested Action Ideas 32 Annexures 1. Quantitative Survey on Infant and Young Child Feeding - I Questionnaires 2. Qualitative Survey on Infant and Young Child Feeding - Questionnaires V 3. Tenth Five Year Plan Goals 2003 – 2007 for Infant Feeding Practices XV 4. Definitions of Infant Feeding Behaviours XVI PUBLISHED BY: Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) BP-33, Pitampura, Delhi – 110034 Tel: 011-27343608, 42683059 Tel/Fax: 011-27343606 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.bpni.org ABOUT BPNI The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) is a registered, independent, non-profit, national organization that works towards protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding of infants & young children. BPNI believes that breastfeeding is the right of all mothers and children. BPNI works through advocacy, social mobilization, information sharing, education, research, training and monitoring the company compliance with the IMS Act.