Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study
The study was conducted in different areas of Charsadda to compare the nutritional status of breastfed and formula-fed children aged 0 to 2 years. The data was collected from 100 children, 25 boys and25 girls who were breastfed and 25 boys and 25 girls who were formula fed. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the patients' socio-demographic characteristics, anthropocentric characteristics, symptoms,feeding practices, and dietary intake. The mean age of breastfed and formula fed subjects was 12.445.15(months) and 13.905.86 (months), respectively (months). Some (10.0 percent) of the breast-fed subjects and the majority (58.0 percent) of the formula-fed subjects were discarded. Some (24.0Percent) of the breast-fed subjects and the majority (56.0 Percent) of the formula-fed subjects were stunted. According to BMI for percentile of the subjects, the majority of breastfed (72.0 percent) and some formula fed (16.0 percent) subjects were normal. Some breastfed (16.0 percent) and most formula fed (76.0 percent) subjects had diarrhea.
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Underweight, Wasted, Stunted, Breast Fed, Formula Fed
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(1) Shakoor Wisal
Department of Agriculture, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Ikram Ullah
Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Saifullah
Department of Food Technology, Government Technical College Nowshehra, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Wisal, S., Ullah, I., & Saifullah. (2021). Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study. Global Drug Design & Development Review, VI(III), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdddr.2021(VI-III).05
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CHICAGO : Wisal, Shakoor, Ikram Ullah, and Saifullah. 2021. "Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study." Global Drug Design & Development Review, VI (III): 43-52 doi: 10.31703/gdddr.2021(VI-III).05
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HARVARD : WISAL, S., ULLAH, I. & SAIFULLAH. 2021. Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study. Global Drug Design & Development Review, VI, 43-52.
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MHRA : Wisal, Shakoor, Ikram Ullah, and Saifullah. 2021. "Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study." Global Drug Design & Development Review, VI: 43-52
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MLA : Wisal, Shakoor, Ikram Ullah, and Saifullah. "Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study." Global Drug Design & Development Review, VI.III (2021): 43-52 Print.
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OXFORD : Wisal, Shakoor, Ullah, Ikram, and Saifullah, (2021), "Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study", Global Drug Design & Development Review, VI (III), 43-52
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TURABIAN : Wisal, Shakoor, Ikram Ullah, and Saifullah. "Nutritional Status of Breast Fed and Formula Fed Children: A Comparative Study." Global Drug Design & Development Review VI, no. III (2021): 43-52. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdddr.2021(VI-III).05