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[Feeding status of children under 2 years old in poor rural areas of western China in 2009].
Jiguo Zhang, B Zhang, Wei Du, Su Chen, An Liu, Ji Zhang, Yuxia Ma, Qiang Gao, Fengying Zhai
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze feeding status of children under 2 years old in the poor rural areas of western China in 2009. METHODS: The study subjects were 2933 from the program of 'Study on appropriate technology of children under-nutrition improvement in poor rural areas'. RESULTS: In 2009, the rate of almost exclusive breast-feeding of children under 6 months in poor rural areas of western China was 38.3%, the time of giving complementary food was the 5th month and the weaning time was the 10th month. CONCLUSION: The study demonstrated that it is unreasonable of feeding status in poor rural areas of western China.