en Nutrition Nutrition پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Background and Objectives: </span></span></b>Inappropriate infant feeding practices are a contributing factor to malnutrition in western C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire. In this region of the country, 26% of children under 5 years-old are malnourished and 6% of these children are emaciated. This study was carried out in women in the city of Man to assess knowledge and practices regarding infant feeding.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Materials and Methods: </span></span></b>A descriptive cross-sectional survey of 240 women was carried out to assess their knowledge and practices regarding infant feeding. The sampling frame for the study covered eight rural localities in Man, including Kassiapleu, Petit Gbepleu, Gbangbegouine-Yati, Kouitongouine 1, Kouitongouine 2, Gbouakpale, Zele and Guianle.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Results: </span></span></b>A majority of the women (75.4 %) started taking supplements 6&ndash;12 m with only 49.5%, receiving medical supports. They thought that the ideal age to stop was 12&ndash;24 m. The most commonly used foods for supplementation were cereal porridge (88.5%), kokonde (45.4%) and placali (36.3%).<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="tab-stops:409.5pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Conclusions: </span></span></b>Inappropriate supplementation practices were observed in nearly half of the children.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Dietary diversification, Children, Breast milk, Ivory Coast 23 30 http://nfsr.sbmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1139-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nimaga Daouda daonimaga@yahoo.fr 10031947532846006777 10031947532846006777 Yes Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering Department, Laboratory of Food and Bioproduct Processes, University of Man Kossonou Yao Kamele kossepiphane@yahoo.fr 10031947532846006778 10031947532846006778 No Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering Department, Laboratory of Food and Bioproduct Processes, University of Man Kouadio Kouakou Kouassi Armand kouadiokkarmand@gmail.com 10031947532846006779 10031947532846006779 No Agronomic, Forestry and Environmental Engineering Department, Laboratory of Food and Bioproduct Processes, University of Man Amani N'guessan Georges amanigeorges@yahoo.fr 10031947532846006780 10031947532846006780 No Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Technology of Tropical Products, Department of Food Science and Technology, Nangui Abrogoua University