Children are precious possession of the family, community, and country. A child is precious and beautiful source of joy and happiness focus of love and care subject of dreams for the future. Children represent the wealth of the country; the child's health is the corner stone of the national progress. Adequate nutrition during infancy is vital to a healthy start in life. As per the guidelines of WHO, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) an infant should be breastfeed for the first six months of birth and thereafter semisolid and solid food need to be introduced soon while breastfeeding. (Miss Rakhi, 2023)1 The human milk alone, even in reasonable quantities cannot provide all the energy and protein required for maintaining an adequate velocity of growth for infant, after the age 6month.adequate nutrition is essential to maintain optimal health of baby at the of 6 month as in first year of life infant undergone rapid growth and development, where good nutrition is essential. There is no right age when a baby should be weaned. Weaning too early may cause baby at higher risk of developing disorder and adverse reaction and allergy to certain foods. On the other hand, weaning too late may deprive adequate nutrition and can result in improper growth and development. The introduction of solid food to infants' diets, known as complementary feeding, is a significant milestone that has nutritional, developmental and health implications. This period, known as "weaning" in the United Kingdom (UK), should ideally provide a gradual transition from a solely milk-based diet to a mixed diet based on family foods. Complementary feeding enables infants to meet their nutritional requirements and regulate their appetite, whilst becoming exposed to new tastes and textures in a staged and progressive manner. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding until six months, with introduction of solid food at six months. So, a quantitative descriptive research approach and design was used to assess the level of knowledge regarding weaning among mothers. A total sample of 100 mothers was taken through purposive sampling technique. Self-structured questionnaire was used for collection of data. Data collected is analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.Conclusion: Findings of the study revealed that out of 100 mothers, 1% mothers had good level of knowledge, 33% had average level of knowledge and 66% had below average level of knowledge. Study concluded that most of the mothers had below average level of knowledge.
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