title: [Feeding status of children under 2 years old in poor rural areas of western China in 2009].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze feeding status of children under 2 years old in the poor rural areas of western China in 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study subjects were 2933 from the program of 'Study on appropriate technology of children under-nutrition improvement in poor rural areas'.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2009, the rate of almost exclusive breast-feeding of children under 6 months in poor rural areas of western China was 38.3%, the time of giving complementary food was the 5th month and the weaning time was the 10th month.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study demonstrated that it is unreasonable of feeding status in poor rural areas of western China.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jiguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Aidong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Fengying
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhai
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005248:Feeding Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires