Nivel de conocimiento que tienen los nutricionistas de atención primaria en Lima Metropolitana sobre el método de alimentación complementaria “Baby Led Weaning” en niños de 6 a 24 meses de edad, 2022

Introduction: The Baby Led Weaning method is as alternative to the traditional method in complementary feeding, which uses the infant's ability to feed himself with solid foods instead of being spoon-fed with purees, this facilitates the baby's adaptation to new flavors and consistencies, favoring chewing over sucking and promotes the development of fine motor skills and the baby's maturational development. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of primary care nutritionists in Metropolitan Lima about the Baby Led Weaning complementary feeding method in children 6 to 24 months of age and the associated factors. Methods: This research was designed as an analytical cross-sectional study in a final sample of 151 nutritionists. A questionnaire generated and disseminated through Google forms between the months of July to November 2022 was used. The results were analyzed using the Chi-Square test and PR calculations using the Poisson regression model. Results: 22,52% of the nutritionists had ever heard of the Baby Led Weaning method, of which a minority group of 17,65% have sufficient knowledge about the method, according to the bivariate logistic regression analysis it is observed that male nutritionists are 6% more likely to recommend traditional complementary feeding compared to female nutritionists. Conclusion: The nutritionists in the sample obtained lacked sufficient knowledge of the BLW method. Likewise, a significant association was identified between the recommended complementary feeding method and the level of knowledge about BLW.