The goal of this observational study is to examine how urban slum food environments influence caregivers' feeding practices for children under five years of age in Pune. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What are the characteristics of the food environment in selected slums of Pune using the 5 A's framework: availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and accommodation? * What are caregivers' perceptions of food safety, food prestige, and convenience as additional drivers of food choice within the slum context? * Are caregivers' aware, and have understanding about the use of packaged food labels, especially in relation to identifying foods for young children? * How do the local food environment and food choice (FEFC) drivers interact to influence caregivers' feeding practices, with a particular focus on the consumption of unhealthy foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among children under five years of age? Participants will be interviewed using digital forms to assess their food environment and food choice drivers. Anthropometric measurements of all children under five years of age in the household will be taken.
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Percentage food items in each of the 28 food groups available in each of the 4 study locations
Timeframe: An average of 1 year
Percentage of families in each study location who can afford to buy a healthy diet
Timeframe: An average of 1 Year
Percentage of food items considered convenient by households in each location
Timeframe: An average of 1 year
Gender and Family Role of the primary food-related decision maker
Timeframe: An average of 1 year
Percentage of participants concerned with food safety
Timeframe: An average of 1 year
Percentage of households with label awareness
Timeframe: An average of 1 year
Correlation of food environment characteristics with infant and young child feeding practices
Timeframe: An average of 1 year