Ices on nutritional status of infant and children food adequacy is not the Nly factor that determines child health nutrition Care practices have also been shown to Have positive impact on child growth and survival Fant and complementary feeding and health outcome infant and complementary feeding has long te. To develop nutrition messages for complementary feeding that are both nutritionally and culturally appropriate for a specific indigenous people, there is need to understand traditional foods, their uses and the existing complementary feeding practices.
Weight and height was taken to assess the nutritional status. Complete complementary feeding, which involves a variety of food sources, is the best approach to improve the nutritional status of infants, and the source of food for complementary feeding must be accessible to all communities. Ultural production of nutritious foods is another way to improve access to diverse children’s diets Support through agricultural inputs and extension services, small livestock production and homestead food production has shown to improve the availability of nutritious and safe complementary foods.84, 133, 134 agricultural production alone. The penan people are largely settled in rural and remote areas of sarawak with high rates of undernutrition among the children The study aimed to determine the nutritional status and infant and young child feeding (iycf) practices of penan children.
