Survey on Infant Young Child Feeding Practices in Haryana
This study was done in 4 southern districts of Haryana (Rewari, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Narnaul), to assess current infant and young child feeding practices across the district, to capture, in particular, the geographical and socio-cultural differences in breastfeeding practices.
Objective
- To assess the status of infant and young child feeding practices in the districts
- To understand the barriers of infant feeding practices
Coverage
Total sample form each district was 300 ( i.e. 3 blocks x 5 villages x 20 mothers) for quantities survey and 25 respondents for qualitative survey.
Outline of Task Carried Out
Both quantitative and qualitative survey was carried out as per the following details:
Quantitative Survey
The study was conducted in both rural and urban areas of the districts. Selecting three Blocks randomly from the district i.e. 2 rural blocks and one urban did the stratification. 5 villages were selected per block. From every village 20 mothers with children aged 0-6 months and 6-12 months were interviewed (10 mothers with each age group).
Qualitative Survey
The main aim of undertaking the qualitative study was to understand the barriers to optimal breastfeeding practices. The qualitative study was based on in-depth interviews. The information gathered from in-depth interviews is of great help in designing interventions to improve knowledge, attitude and practice related to optimal infant feeding practices.
In-depth interviews: Steps Adopted
In depth interviews were conducted with 25 respondents per district for qualitative survey as per following details;
- Nursing mother (with infant of 0-6 months) : 5
- Pregnant women : 5
- Mother-in-laws : 5
- Husband/Father-in-law : 5
- Community workers (AWW/ANM etc.) : 5
Methodology
The programme methodology was based on a structured survey format, followed by participatory interaction based on focused group discussion (FGD) to assess the status of infant and young child feeding practices.
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