Comparison of Perceived Knowledge on Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Between Young Bangalee & Tribal Women Living in Rangamati, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Background: Infant and young children feeding (IYCF) practice remains closely connected with the first 1,000 day critical window (spanning pregnancy, infancy &/or early childhood) that reportedly lower down IMR (infant mortality rates). We, thus, conducted this cross-sectionally designed of community-based KAP (Knowledge, Attitude & Practice) study/survey to compare young pregnant / breast-feed -mother’s perceived knowledge, attitudinal trend & practice level on 3 IYCF components of early initiation of breast-feeding: EIB (BF: Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, EBF: Exclusive Breastfeeding’ and ‘CF: Complementary Feeding)’ between two groups of young pregnant women/mothers from ‘Bangalee’ vs. ‘Tribal’ communities, living in underdeveloped Hill Tracts of geographically remote Rangamati district.  Aim / Objectives: To compare level of KAP (perceived-knowledge, attitudinal-trend & practice-level) of 3 IYCF-component of EIB practices between Bangalee and Tribal young pregnant women/mothers living permanently in Rangamati hill tracts. 

Medivision J. of Med. and Health Sci. Vol 1(1), Jul 2026; p 12-23