Exploration of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Their Determinants

NCT06307951 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: JCDC/BHR/24/012
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 271
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Infant

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India will have been assessed

  Infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India will have been assessed

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Reasons for the adopted infant and young child-feeding practices will have been investigated

  2 years

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

No intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Slum-dwelling women aged 18 to 49 years who have an infant/s less than 24 months of age

You may qualify if:

• A woman will be recruited in the study if she
• is willing and able to give informed consent
• is aged between 18 to 49 years
• has an infant or infants less than 2 years of age

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India

Location

Study Officials

• Anuradha Khadilkar, M.D.

  Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Deputy Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 6, 2024
• First Posted: March 13, 2024
• Study Start: April 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2025
• Study Completion: February 28, 2025
• Last Updated: July 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IN (1)