Exploration of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Their Determinants

NCT ID: NCT06307951

Last Updated: 2025-07-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

271 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-25

Study Completion Date

2025-02-28

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational study is to assess infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India, and to investigate the reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices in Slum-dwelling women aged 18 to 49 years who have an infant/s less than 24 months of age.

The main question it aims to answer are:

* Are infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums appropriate?
* What the reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices in Slum-dwelling women Participants will be measured for their height and weight, interviewed for Socio-demographic characteristics, birth history of the infant, infant feeding indicators and will be involved in focused group discussions and in-depth interviews to gain understanding into their adopted appropriate and inappropriate feeding practices.

Detailed Description

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Study Design: Cross-sectional, Observational Study Duration: 2 years Population Characteristics: Slum-dwelling women aged 18 to 49 years who have an infant/s less than 24 months of age Study Site / Subject Recruitment: Subjects will be recruited at the family planning department of urban health care centres and Paediatric OPDs in tertiary care hospitals in the Pune city and rural health care centres around Pune city where they take their children for vaccination

Conditions

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Infant

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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No intervention

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* A woman will be recruited in the study if she

1. is willing and able to give informed consent
2. is aged between 18 to 49 years
3. has an infant or infants less than 2 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

1. She is unwilling to consent to participate in the study
2. Her infant has any congenital conditions, chronic disorder or has a disorder resulting in difficulty in feeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

49 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Anuradha Khadilkar

Deputy Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anuradha Khadilkar, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

Locations

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Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

Other Identifiers

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JCDC/BHR/24/012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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