Predictors of Weight Velocity in the First 6 Months of Life in a Rural Block of West Bengal: A Longitudinal Study
Predictors of Weight Velocity in the First 6 Months of Life in a Rural Block of West Bengal: A Longitudinal Study
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西孟加拉邦农村地区生命前 6 个月体重速度的预测因素：一项纵向研究
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2019
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0.9
通讯作者：
A. Chakraborty
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作者：
Arista Lahiri;A. Chakraborty
背景资料：每月体重增加（体重增长速度）在婴儿早期很重要，有几个因素影响健康出生的儿童并相互作用。本研究旨在评估不同因素对出生后前6个月体重增加趋势的影响。研究方法：对2016年12月在选定的农村地区出生的42名非低出生体重健康儿童进行了纵向（重复测量）研究。婴儿喂养的态度，有效的母乳喂养，及时喂养，和腹泻病的发作是主要的预测因子沿着的儿童年龄的体重增长速度在性别依赖的重复测量分析使用广义估计方程。结果：儿童母亲年龄以20.1岁以下为主（60.905%），以家庭主妇为主（71.429%）。大多数（73.809%）的婴儿喂养态度较好。男婴平均出生体重为2.941（±0.299）kg，女婴平均出生体重为2.938（±0.352）kg。孩子的年龄、出生体重、及时喂养和慢性疾病的发作对每月体重增加有统计学显著影响。事实证明，母乳喂养只对男性有利。结论：实际上，只有母乳喂养、及时喂养和预防腹泻是实地一级最重要的建议。
Background: Monthly weight gain (weight velocity) is important in early infancy, with several factors affecting and interacting within the healthy-born children. The current study aims to estimate on the effects of different factors on the trend of weight gain during the first 6 months of life. Methods: A longitudinal (repeated-measures) study was conducted on the 42 nonlow birth weight healthy children born in selected rural areas during December 2016. Infant feeding attitude, effective breastfeeding, timely feeding, and episodes of diarrheal illnesses were the major predictors along with the age of the children on the weight velocity in a sex-dependent repeated-measures analysis using Generalized Estimating Equations. Results: Mothers of the children were mostly below the mean age of 20.1 years (60.905%), majority being homemakers (71.429%). Majority (73.809%) had a better infant feeding attitude. The mean birth weight for male infants was 2.941 (±0.299) kg and females 2.938 (±0.352) kg. Age of the child, birth weight, timely feeding, and episodes of diarrheal illnesses had statistically significant effect on monthly weight gain. Feeding breast milk only proved advantageous for males. Conclusions: Effectively, only breastfeeding, timely feeding, and prevention of diarrheal episodes were the most important recommendations at the field level.