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Human milk has properties that can be absorbed in terms of quality and quantity, providing the energy and growth of the child. The theory of planned behavior is one of the patterns of behavior change aimed at determining the main behavior. In this model, the intention itself is affected by three independent constructs: attitude, abstract norm, and control. The present study aimed to assess the factors affecting the tendency towards exclusive breastfeeding based on the theory of planned behavior in mothers referring to comprehensive health centers in Abadan and Khorramshahr in 2022-2023.

This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 162 nursing mothers in Khorramshahr and Abadan in 2022 using multi-stage sampling. In this study, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) questionnaire was used. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was also used to check the reliability of the tool. Data were analyzed in AMOS software (version 24).

This study was conducted on 162 lactating mothers living in Abadan and Khorramshahr. In the descriptive statistics analysis, the highest and lowest mean scores were related to attitude level (34.96) and behavioral intention (11.24). Moreover, the correlation between demographic factors and breastfeeding revealed that some variables, such as parents' education, exerted a marked effect on exclusive breastfeeding.

The results of the study pointed out that more than half of the children under six months were exclusively breastfed, and the initiation of breastfeeding in the first two hours of birth is one of the most important factors affecting breastfeeding. Health policymakers need to devote close attention to strengthening the child's breastfeeding attitude as soon as possible.

Today, iron deficiency anemia and lack of micronutrients, such as vitamins A and D, are common nutritional problems in children under two years old. This study aimed to investigate mothers’ knowledge, attitude, and performance regarding using supplemental drops in infants.

This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in two specialized pediatric clinics in Bam City. The statistical population was all mothers with an infant referring to pediatric clinics who were included in the study by the census. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect the information to investigate mothers’ knowledge, attitude, and performance in the field of supplemental drops consumption. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 software.

49.2% of mothers were in the age group of 21-30 years old, had a diploma degree (29.8%), and were housewives (65.4%). Most of the referring mothers had another non-infant child (92.2%). The mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and performance of mothers were 48.61, 23.20, and 36.50, respectively. The price of supplement drops was high for the majority of families (44%). Variables such as age, job, level of education, number of non-infant children, and the price of supplemental drops had the greatest impact on mothers’ knowledge, attitude, and performance.

In addition to teaching the importance of taking supplemental drops, appropriate measures should be taken for how to use supplemental drops in mothers with infants younger than two years old. It is also suggested that due to the cost of the supplemental drops, the necessary plans should be made regarding the access of these drops to everyone.

Breastfeeding during the early months of life has benefits for both mother and baby and it is recommended that children should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of their life. This study was conducted to determine the exclusive breastfeeding rate in the first 6 months of life and some associated factors in Fars Province.

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1681 children aged 6 to 9 months. Data were collected through a questionnaire that included demographic questions and questions about breastfeeding and some predictive variables. The information was collected by interviewing the mothers in their homes. Data were analyzed via SPSS software version 16 and evaluated by descriptive and analytical tests (Chi-square test).

About 57% of infants were exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months of life. The main reason for the non-breastfeeding was the lack of enough breast milk. The variables such as residence, mother's occupation, father's education, type of delivery and place of delivery had a significant effect on the rate of exclusive breastfeeding (P< 0.05).

The exclusive breastfeeding rate in Fars Province was better than some regions of Iran and even the world and the goal of the World Health Organization for 2025 has been achieved. The main reason for the non-breastfeeding was the lack of enough breast milk, which seems to be necessary to carry out inquiries and provide useful solutions to this problem.

Anemia is common in both age groups of 9-24 months and adolescence. Considering the fact that anemia in children is associated with various complications such as stunted growth, activity intolerance, behavioral changes, inattention, irritability and changes in the immune response, the aim of this study was to compare the frequency of anemia in infants with normal birth weight and LBW at 12 months of age.

This was an analytical study using the historical cohort method with a parallel design from February 2017 to July 2016. The study population was all the infants referred to health centers of Yazd at the age of 12 months for vaccination, who were monitored. 100 infants were selected and divided into two groups of 50 with normal birth weight (more than 2500 g) and the birth weight less than 2500 g by simple random sampling, and CBC and ferritin tests were run for them. In this study, the hemoglobin less than 11 was considered anemia, and finally, the data were analyzed by SPSS software.

The results showed that the two groups of the LBW and the normal weight were not different in terms of sex, but the type of feeding was different, and infants of LBW group used more powdered milk. 22% of LBW infants and 38% of normal weight infants were anemic.

According to the results of the study, it seems that the rate of anemia is due to the use of powdered milk,  iron supplements with higher doses for LBW infants early on, and better and constant care compared to infants with normal weight. However, more comprehensive studies with larger sample sizes can be effective in explaining these anemia-related factors in LBW infants.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common and drug-resistant inflammatory skin disease and its prevalence is 9-20% throughout the world. Vitamin D has been recently suggested as a potential option for AD treatment. The goal of this study was to assess Vitamin D3 levels in infants and children with AD and investigating the relationship between Vit D3 levels and AD severity.

A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in children diagnosed with AD attending the Allergy and Immunology Clinics in Urmia Shahid Motahari Hospital, West Azarbaijan province, Iran. One-way ANOVA was applied to understand the relationship between disease severity and Vit D3 levels. All data analyses were performed in SPSS V16.

In this research, 46 people, including 29 males (63%) and 17 females (37%) were studied. Mean age of patients was 36.36±4.85 months, mean SCORAD (SCORing Atopic Dermatitis) was 45.94±2.84, and mean vitamin D3 levels were 30.70±2.35 ng/mL. Findings showed significant relationship between decrease in SCORAD and increase in vitamin D3 levels (P=0.046).

The current study, consistent with other studies, showed significant relationship between vitamin D3 levels and AD severity.

The high prevalence of childhood dental caries is one of the most common dental problems and mother’s participation in oral health programs can decrease the caries rate. Undoubtedly, one of the applicable strategies is health education and one of the most effective training models is the Planned Behavior Theory. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify influential factors that predict motherchr('39')s health behaviors about their children’s oral health based on the Planned Behavior Theory in Khaf city in 2019.

This cross-sectional study was performed by 200 mothers with children under three who were randomly selected from the mothers referred to Khaf Health Centers. Data collection was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed. The questionnaire included demographic information, knowledge questions and Planned Behavior Theory structures. Data were analyzed by SPSS20 using descriptive statistics, regression and Pearson correlation coefficient at a significant level of 0.05.

Our results showed that motherschr('39') average score for knowledge was 17.55 ± 5.75, for attitude, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention was 42.49 ± 4.61and 17.40 ± 2.89 and 47.3 ± 9.43 respectively. The motherschr('39') average score of subjective norms was 32.66±4.80 and average score of behavior was 24.86± 8.76. Based on the results of the linear regression test, predictors of health behavior include behavioral intent (β = 0.198, P = 0.002), and subjective norms (Β = 0.432, P < 0.001), and predicted 28.8% of behavior variance. Structures of attitude (Β = 0.199, P = 0.003) and subjective norms (Β = 0.287, P < 0.001) explained 13.8% of behavioral
intention variance.

Planned Behavior Theory can predict a part of oral health behaviors. The results of this study showed the application of this theory with emphasis on promoting abstract norms and the intention to perform behavior in educational interventions have effective results.

Cow’s milk is one of the first foods added to infants’ diet and cow’s milk allergy (CMA) is the most common food allergy in the first year of life. The aim of this study was to survey the frequency of infants with cow’s milk allergy using COMISS questionnaire.

In a cross-sectional, descriptive study, 100 infants were selected by a convenient method. Demographic information and clinical manifestations were completed based on COMISS Questionnaire for all infants. Data were analyzed using chi-square and independent t-test.

The finding of this study shows that from 100 infants (51 males, 49 females), with a mean age of 3.5 ± 1.4, 61% of them were breastfed, 30% were fed both cow’s milk and breast milk, and 9% were fed only cow’s milk. The probability of cow’s milk allergy using the COMISS Questionnaire was positive in 8% of infants. According to the criteria of this Questionnaire, 65% of infants acquired a score of 0-5, 27% scored 6-11, and 8% scored 12 and above A significant association was found between cow’s milk allergy and infant’s diet (p <0.001). A significant association was also found between growth index (weight p=0.05, height p=0.02, and head circumstance p=0.03) and CMA.

It seems that using non-invasive methods such as COMISS Questionnaire can be helpful for the diagnosis of CMA and also breastfeeding might be reducing the allergy to cow’s milk.

CNS infection can be focal or generalized. Meningitis, besides other etiologies, can occur after a viral infection or viral vaccine. Although meningitis can occur in at any age but it is more common in children less than five years old. Aseptic meningitis and meningoencephalitis are two of the most common complications of mumps (wild type or vaccine). As a result of their serious complication, we decided to obtain more information about clinical manifestations and laboratory findings after the injection of the Hoshino MMR vaccine in a group of children in an Iranian referral hospital.

In this cross-sectional study, performed from March 2013 to February 2015 on 73 children with meningochemical symptoms of meningitis, children who have been diagnosed with aseptic meningitis followed by an MMR vaccine in an infectious ward or emergency department of the Children’s Medical Center were enrolled in the study and their information was recorded from their files. A questionnaire was provided for children with diagnostic criteria of aseptic meningitis and their data were collected.

The gender ratio of patients was 46 males to 27 females. After collecting the symptoms of meningitis, the frequency of symptoms in these patients was as below: fever 66%, headache 49.3%, nausea and vomiting 74%, parotid swelling 0%, seizure 21.9% and meningeal symptoms 37%. Their laboratory data showed that 8.2% of patients had normal WBC and 76.7% had Abnormal results in their CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) analysis. Mumps PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) was positive in 85% of samples.

our study revealed that nausea and vomiting were the most frequent symptom after MMR vaccination in children and fever was in second grade in aseptic meningitis. There was no relation between clinical symptoms together, therefore we should take care of children after MMR vaccination to avoid complications when they become symptomatic.

The aim of present study was to evaluate the rate and causes of mortality of under-5-year-old children in a 7-year period.

This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in 2019. The data about mortality of under-5-year-old children were collected in districts covered by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (MUI), Isfahan, Iran, between the years 2012 and 2018. The data gathered as census from the database of family and population group in the provincial health center. We evaluated all the data of deaths and their causes.

The neonatal mortality rate ranged between 6.56 and 7.34 per 1000 live births during the study period. The most common causes of neonatal deaths were malformations, respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis, respectively. The infantile mortality rate aged less than 12 months ranged 9.01 and 10.24 per 1000 live births. The mortality rate of children between 1 and 59 months old reduced from 4.6 to 4.27 per 1000 live births. The most common causes of death in 1-59-month-old children were cardiovascular diseases, accidents, and neurological diseases, respectively. Under-5 mortality rate reduced from 11.79 to 10.83 per 1000 live births.

In studied 7-year period, the trend of less than 5 years old mortality rate decreased in regions that covered by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Intrauterine infections (TORCH) lead to the involvement of various organs of the body of the fetus, including the eye. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical response of eye lesions to specific drugs, in infants with confirmed TORCH induced ocular lesions.

This historical cohort study from 2011 to 2017, had done in Pediatrics and Ophthalmology Department of Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Cases included; 78 infants with confirmed intrauterine infection (TORCH) with ophthalmologic disorders (glaucoma, cataract, and retinitis), 3 cases died (without any treatment). The cases with incomplete diagnosis, no treatment or without follow-up excluded from study. Out of 74 children with confirmed TORCH induced ophthalmologic disorders, finally 37 children (25 cytomegalovirus, 12 toxoplasma) were treated with specific drugs, and clinical response to treatment was followed-up to 1 year by ophthalmologic examination.

From 12 cases with ophthalmologic disorders due to congenital toxoplasmosis, 5 cases had full treatment, 4 cases had complete response. One case had not any improvement. From 25 cases with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), 18 patients continued treatment, 9 cases with complete clinical response, 9 cases had not response to antiviral treatment, indeed most non responder cases had central nervous system involvement from birth. The best response observed in CMV infected cases accompanied with sensory hearing loss (without CNS involvement).

Good clinical response of ophthalmic diseases in 80% of congenital toxoplasma; and 50% of congenital cytomegalovirus infected cases. Probably with initial diagnosis and rapid treatment of cases with TORCH induced ophthalmic disorders (especially cases without CNS involvement) it would lead to stopping ocular lesions.

Anemia is one of the most important nutritional disorders among children and adolescent in Iran and developing countries. Despite the possibility of anemia prevention, there is a high proportion of this problem in school children and especially infants. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of anemia in 6 to 12 months old children. This was a cross-sectional study that conducted between May 2016 and October 2016 in Tabas health centers, South Khorasan, Iran. In this study 911 infants aged 6 to 12 months were enrolled by census method. Demographic variables and all blood factors were collected through interviews and laboratory tests in Tabas health centers, respectively. In this study, cut-off point of <11 g/dl for hemoglobin was considered as anemia index. All Statistical analyses were done using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and Pearson correlation in SPSS software, version 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). P-value of 0.05 was considered as level of statistical significance. The mean age of individuals was 9±1.5 months, the mean current weight and the mean weight at birth time were 8678±1112.1 g and 3090±467.9 g, respectively. According to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, the prevalence rate of anemia in Tabas City was estimated 37.1%. The prevalence rate of anemia in age groups based on hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) indices had a significant decreasing trend (P=0.001). Prevalence rate of anemia in males and females was not significantly different (P=0.27). Moreover prevalence rate of anemia was higher in rural areas rather than urban areas (P=0.009). This is the first assessment of anemia prevalence among children in east of Iran. As a result of estimated prevalence of anemia, based on WHO definition, revealed moderate public health importance among infants aged 6 to 12 months old. The deceasing trend of anemia based on age groups indicates the importance of iron supplementation in Iran, especially in developing countries.

Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) circuit invariably requires priming with Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBCs). Metabolic composition of stored PRBCs is unphysiological. Commencement of PRBC primed CPB leads to rapid transfusion of massive metabolic load. This predisposes pediatric patients to the risk of complications such as electrolyte disturbances, citrate toxicity, acidosis and activation of the inflammatory response. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of ultrafiltration of priming blood on clinical outcomes infants undergo cardiopulmonary bypass.  This was a clinical trial, with two groups (intervention and control) and a sample of 60 infants referred to Shahid Rajaie Hospital in Tehran (30 patients in intervention and 30 patients in control group) that was carried out in 2017. Ultrafiltration was used on prime with Conventional Ultrafiltration (CUF) for patients in the intervention group during CPB, but in the control group only CUF was used. Arterial blood gas parameters, amount of bleeding, blood transfusion rate, the duration of mechanical ventilation, residence in the ICU and the level of electrolytes were measured. Data of this study was analyzed using the Chi-square test, T- test Independent-Sample, Repeated-measure, Mann Whitney U test by SPSS 25. In terms of electrolytes, the prime solution used in the intervention group was significantly closer to physiological comparing to the control group (P<0.05). The intervention group showed significant reductions in postoperative blood loss; postoperative blood transfusion; time to extubation; the length of stay in the ICU; (P<0.05). The level of electrolytes and other parameters of arterial blood gas were similar in both groups. It can be concluded that the combination of the ultrafiltration of priming blood and CUF method effectively reduces the side effects of cardiopulmonary bypass.

Despite years of scientific research, the true cause of neonatal colic is still unclear. In fact, the cause of the infantile colic is considered multi-factorial and it is not known whether the physiological or psychosocial factors are responsible for creating these conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between demographic variables and religious attitudes in pregnant women with incidence of colic in infants. This analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 300 pregnant women referred to women and midwifery departments of educational hospitals affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. The newborn babies of these mothers from October 2015 to October 2017 were examined for incidence of colic. The information about the occurrence of colic and religious attitude of mothers was done by a researcher-made questionnaire as well as maternal case and birth case records. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient test using SPSS software version 20. The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between the religious attitude of the pregnant mother and the history of colic in her offspring with colic incidence in infants (P 0.05). Considering the positive impact of mothers' religious attitudes on reducing the incidence of neonatal colic, paying more attention to the spiritual dimension of human existence and planning to promote it in pregnant women, should be considered.

Micronutrients deficiency including vitamins deficiency in children is one of the prevalent nutritional problems all over the world. There are different strategies to control this malnutrition. Supplementation with A or multivitamins is one of these strategies. The aim of this study was assessing mothers’ practice about usage of A supplement for infants in 6 to 24 month infants of Semnan city.
In this cross - sectional study 400 mothers who referred to Semnan health centers in 2013-2014 (Semnan, Iran) were included the study via convenience sampling. The practice was studied in three area. Once the performance of the mother in the field of feeding of the supplementation to infants was desirable that she fed the infant by supplement in the day prior to referring. Favorable condition in terms of onset time of the supplement, starting it since 15th of birth, and finally on the dosage of it, has been used as order of 1 cc per day.
85.4% of participant mothers in this study had optimal practice in terms of the administration of supplement. About onset time, practice of 91.6% of mothers and in related to supplement amount, practice of 79.7% of them was optimal. There was a significant relationship between mothers’ practice about supplement onset time and nationality (OR=8.24, 95% ,CI: 2.48-27.43,P= 0.001) and between supplement amount and fathers’ education (P= 0.001) .There was not significant relationship between mothers’ performance about feeding supplement to infant and mother's age, mother's education, father's education, mother's and father's job, infant's gender, birth rank, mother’s nationality, condition of referring to health center and the place of receiving child care. The most common reason of undesirable mothers’ practice about feeding A supplement was amnesia (79.2%).
Mother's practice, related to the regular feeding supplement to infants and the strict observance of its amount need more attention. In this regard, the effective and continuous education of mothers and increasing their awareness, particularly mothers belonging to low literacy husbands, are significant and workable along with other facilities such as free distribution of supplements and their quality improvement.

The use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for infants is increasing. But, there is not sufficient research on the anesthetic drugs used for infants whose airway is supported with laryngeal mask airway. This study aimed to compare the respiratory complications of propofol and isoflurane in these infants.
Ninety 6- to 24-months old infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy under general anesthesia with laryngeal mask airway were randomly allocated into two groups of 45. The first group received propofol and the second received isoflurane as maintenance of anesthesia. Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2), end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) were recorded every 5 minutes. In addition, for each patient MAP, SpO2, respiratory complication, nausea and vomiting were recorded every 15 minutes in the recovery room.
Findings: Patients receiving propofol had significantly lower ETCO2, heart rate and MAP (P Regarding the results, propofol is probably a better choice for maintenance of general anesthesia with laryngeal mask airway in infants.

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) followed by urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major contributing factor to kidney failure, especially during early childhood. This study aimed to evaluate the possibility of spontaneous high-grade VUR resolution in infants aged less than one year.
This cross-sectional study was conducted at Amirkola Children’s Hospital of Babol, Iran on all the infants aged less than one year with high-grade VUR (III-V). Infants were followed-up in terms of at least one kidney per age, reflux grade, and kidney failure for two years. Evaluation of reflux resolution was performed using voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and radionuclide cystography (RNC) each year. In addition, presence of kidney failure was assessed via dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan within at least 4-6 months after the last UTI diagnosis. Data analysis was performed in SPSS V.22 using Chi-square and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
FINDINGS: In total, 97 kidneys in 49 infants were evaluated (one infant had only one kidney). Among the studied patients, 29 infants (59.2%) were female, and mean age of the study population was 5.9±3.66 months. Out of 49 infants with VUR, complete recovery was observed in 33 cases (67.3%), while partial resolution (reduced grade of reflux) was reported in 13 cases (26.5%), and lack of resolution was observed in 3 cases (6.1%).
According to the results of this study, spontaneous resolution of high-grade VUR could occur in a high percentage of infants aged less than one year. Therefore, it is recommended that early surgical operation be reconsidered for this patient population

Infantile colic and sequence of cries, irritability and sleep problem are transient in the initial months of life. It could affect maternal depression, parent’s anxiety and family health situation. The aim of this study is to explore effect of massage on infantile cries severity and duration of sleep. In this randomized clinical trial, one hundred infants assigned randomly into intervention and control groups. Correct method of massage for mothers in intervention group was taught and they were asked to massage infants three times a day for a week. In control group, mothers used rocking to relief colic symptoms. In both groups, Parents registered cries severity and sleep duration on diary. Finally, marginal model was used to analyze data. In the massage group, means of cries severity decrease from 5.01 to 2.47 in a week while in the control (rock) group this mean reduce from 4.27 to 3.78. In addition, mean difference of sleep duration between groups was 1.81 hours in favor of rock group at the first day of study. It became 1.26 hours in favor of massage group at the end of trial. Severity of cries among infants of this study in the afternoon and at night was significantly higher than in the morning. Massage as a safe treatment can affect cries severity and sleep duration of infants.

Ignoring pain especially in infancy causes serious complications. Considering recent studies about sedative effect of breast-feeding and oral glucose on neonates, this study was performed to survey each method after neonatal period. This study is a triple blind clinical trial on 211 infants aged 2, 4,and 6 months, which were randomly categorized into control, breast-fed, and oral glucose groups. Interventions were performed two minutes before injecting DPT vaccine. The infants’ reactions were recorded before, during, and after intervention. Two experts evaluated pain intensity by Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS). The crying duration was measure by chronometer in second. Pain intensities for breast-fed, oral glucose, and control groups were 5.77±0.18, 6.63±0.16, and 5.87±0.22, respectively. Least Significant Difference (LSD) test showed that MBPS was significantly lower in breast-fed compared to oral glucose group (P value=0.014). The difference between breast-fed and control groups was not significant. Crying duration did not have significant difference among the three groups. It seems that breast-feeding has better effect on vaccination pain compared to oral glucose.

Breast milk is the best way of nutrition in the early months of infant’s life and plays an important role for growth, physical and mental health of children. Despite the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and her children health, most of mothers do not continue their breastfeeding. This study aims at the exclusive breastfeeding and its correlates among infants in Bandar Abbas city, Iran. In this cross sectional study, 800 mothers who had infant above 6 months old were selected from health centers in Bandar Abbas city using clustered sampling framework during 2009-2012. Information about exclusive breastfeeding and socio-economic factors were gathered through a questionnaire and interview with mothers. Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 55.4%. No history of specific disease in mother during pregnancy, breastfeeding experience, sufficiency of mother’s milk, wanted pregnancy, singleton baby, beginning the breastfeeding in first 2 hours after delivery, birth in hospital and no pacifier use are the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding (p<0.05). The results of this study showed that more than half of the infants less than 6 months had exclusively breastfeeding and beginning the breastfeeding in first 2 hours after birth is one of the most influential factors in exclusive breastfeeding.

In order to improve knowledge and practice of mothers about infant feeding and subsequent improvement of nutritional status of infants in their consumption of malnutrition this research was Health centers Boroujerd. This study is a descriptive - analytical (cross) in mothers who are selected by systematic random sampling interviews with 400 mothers of knowledge about complementary feeding practice and its associated risk factors، was assessed with a questionnaire and using a statistical program spss chi-square test and data were analyzed. The findings show that the majority of mothers had good knowledge (61%) the desired function (49%) about their complementary feeding. Between knowledge and practice of mothers about complementary feeding with such parent education، child age، birth order، source of information and communication are significant. If the age of the mother''s job، with the area''s job performance and knowledge in areas such relationship and the sex of the infant with a chi-square test of the relationship between knowledge and practice domains do not show. Relatively strong correlation between the two domains of knowledge and practice is often mothers who have adequate knowledge about infant nutrition to show its good behavior.