Association between the Infant and Child Feeding Index (ICFI) and nutritional status of 6- to 35-month-old children in rural western China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the quality of feeding practices and children's nutritional status in rural western China.

Methods

A sample of 12,146 pairs of 6- to 35-month-old children and their mothers were recruited using stratified multistage cluster random sampling in rural western China. Quantile regression was used to analyze the relationship between the Infant and Child Feeding Index (ICFI) and children's nutritional status.

Results

In rural western China, 24.37% of all infants and young children suffer from malnutrition. Of this total, 19.57%, 8.74% and 4.63% of infants and children are classified as stunting, underweight and wasting, respectively. After adjusting for covariates, the quantile regression result

SUBMITTER: Qu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5313129 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature