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Feeding practice and its association with nutritional status of infants aged 0-6 months in Endumeni sub-district, South Africa

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Thomson Khosa
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Lizeka Napoles
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Beulah Pretorius *
DOI:10.1016/j.nut.2025.112993delete
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• 63.5% of infants were currently breastfed; 36.8% exclusively breastfed. • Exclusive breastfeeding and formula feeding were nearly equally prevalent. • 56.5% of infants received early complementary foods, mainly porridge and water. • Non-breastfed infants showed higher rates of severe underweight or obesity. • 19.5% of caregivers lacked knowledge of appropriate complementary foods.
Keywords:
Nutritional status
infant feeding practices
breastfeeding
malnutrition
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