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Feeding and childcare practices in Sahelian zone, Chad: A documentary research

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Curricula and Evaluation, Faculty of Education, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 13, Issue (1), Pages 17-22, January,14 (2024)

Abstract

Inadequate children feeding practices constitute a high health risk for children and a public health problem. This documentary research examines young children care and feeding practices in the Sahelian zone. The present study used a documentary kind of research and employed content analysis to extract the data from documents. Findings revealed that the practice of exclusive breastfeeding was almost non-existent and early breastfeeding was not systematic after birth. Children were introduced very early to complementary dietary intake with very little adequate nutrition and variety of food. In addition, it was also found that cultural taboos’ burden weighed heavy on the dietary intake of under 5 years old children and a greater consideration for the consultation of marabouts, healers and Dr Tchouckou for ill children’s treatment. The study concludes by suggesting that there is a need for comprehensive health education for caregivers in order to change health seeking behaviors and children feeding practices.

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