Balıkesir Merkez 7 Nolu Sağlık Ocağı Bölgesinde 0-6 Yaş Çocuk Sahibi Annelerin Beslenme Konusundaki Bilgi ve Davranışları

Nutrition is, use of nutrients, to promote growth and to survive and to keep the health in good condition. This research took place in Balıkesir,between January-May 1997 and it was carried out among 270 mothers, by face to face interviews and by their help to fill the questionnaire forms. The results were evaluated on the computer by EP1 5 software. Mothers whose average age is 26 makes up the majority group of subjects (32.2 %). High school graduates are the biggest group among them, when education level considered. Those who started giving additional nutrients when the babyies are 4-6 month old makes the majority of the group (61.8 %). Those who feed the babies by spoon are in the rate of 71.2 %. Considering the negative effects of feeding babies with baby's bottle, health staff's aim must be to increase the rate of spoon feeders. Mothers whose babies start feeding themselves on their own at 18-22 months old make up 34.2 %. The rate of mothers who say that their babies have difficulty in eating by themselves is 40.1%. Those who force the babies to eat have a percentage of 14.7. Nutrition is main factor for the individual, family and society to be healthy and productive. We think that, health staff must concentrate on giving nutritional education in the field of the health protection