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Knowledge of mothers regarding complementary feeding in children under one year old in the growth and development program at the Surquillo Health Center, Lima. January-February 2015.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2015) Gonzales Bambarén, Ana Patricia; Sánchez Avila, Guissel Veronica; Zavaleta Gutiérrez, Violeta Aideé
The title of this thesis is "Mothers' Knowledge About Complementary Feeding in Children Under One Year of Age". The objective was to determine mothers' knowledge about complementary feeding in children under one year of age in the Growth and Development Program at the Surquillo Health Center. This research was conducted in Lima city and was undertaken because early or late introduction of complementary feeding, or an imbalanced diet, can lead to chronic malnutrition, which causes irreparable damage by hindering physical growth and affecting school performance and cognitive development. The study was qualitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional; the survey was used as a technique and the questionnaire as the instrument. The sample consisted of 200 mothers. The results showed that 56% of the mothers had moderately adequate knowledge regarding complementary feeding in general. In terms of basic knowledge about complementary feeding, including the introduction of foods to children and the characteristics of the feeding provided by the mothers, they presented moderately adequate knowledge. There is a need to educate mothers on the number of meals per day they should provide, the quantity of food, strategies to encourage their child to eat, foods that cause allergies, prevent anemia, and those that promote growth and development, as these were the least known.