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May 31, 2026Cureus1 citationsOpen Access

Maternal Knowledge and Practices Regarding Complementary Feeding in Jharkhand

Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Complementary Feeding Among Children Under 2 Years of Age: An Urban-Rural Comparison in Jharkhand, India

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KKKumari Asha KiranNPNeha PriyaSSShalini Sunderam

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Cross-sectional study compares maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices of complementary feeding in urban and rural Jharkhand, indicating gaps in practices.

Key Points

  • The study aims to assess and compare maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding complementary feeding in urban and rural settings.
  • Community-based cross-sectional study among 305 mothers of children aged 6-24 months in urban and rural settings.
  • Data collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using chi-square tests and odds ratios.
  • KAP assessed through Bloom’s scoring system to classify knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
  • 63.3% of mothers had good knowledge; urban mothers significantly outperformed rural mothers in KAP (p=0.032).
  • Good knowledge linked to positive attitude (OR=5.35; 95% CI: 3.23-8.86; p<0.001) and good practice (OR=4.47; 95% CI: 2.60-7.68; p<0.001).
  • Positive attitudes strongly associated with good feeding practices (OR=5.27; 95% CI: 3.05-9.11; p<0.001).

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Kiran et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd2375783ba022b6fda0ahttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109844
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