Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
Child malnutrition remains a common problem in developing countries including Sri Lanka[1]
Every child born in Sri Lanka is given a Child Health Development Record (CHDR) at birth and it is used to record growth and development[6]
The present study was planned with the aim of assessing the knowledge of mothers with regard to infant and young child feeding (IYCF) information provided in the CHDR and to explore to what extent mothers are using the CHDR as an information source
Summary
Child malnutrition remains a common problem in developing countries including Sri Lanka[1]. Sri Lanka has adopted and started implementation of WHO/UNICEF global strategy on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices with the aim of promoting exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and complementary feeding practices after 6 months[5]. Every child born in Sri Lanka is given a Child Health Development Record (CHDR) at birth and it is used to record growth and development[6]. This booklet is used as an information source or education material for communicating knowledge to caregivers regarding child caring and rearing. The present study was planned with the aim of assessing the knowledge of mothers with regard to IYCF information provided in the CHDR and to explore to what extent mothers are using the CHDR as an information source
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