Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices and their determinants among infants and young children in the United Arab Emirates using the 2021 WHO/UNICEF IYCF guidelines.

Methods

The Mother and Infant Study Cohort (MISC), is a prospective study of mothers recruited in their third gestational trimester and followed with their infants up to 18 months of age (n = 167). Data were collected at 3rd trimester, delivery, 2, 6, 12, and 18 months postpartum via questionnaires, review of medical records, anthropometric measurements, and 24-hour dietary recalls of the child's intake at 6, 12, and 18 months. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regressions were used to report on feeding practices and their determinants.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hashim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752683 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature