In Ghana, rates of undernutrition peak between 9 and 21 months of age; one major cause is inadequate complementary feeding (CF). This study examined the relationship between hospital-based CF education and caregivers' reported practices through interviews with health workers (n=24), caregivers (n=23), and Queen Mothers (n=6). Additionally, the associations among maternal HIV status, socioeconomic factors and introduction of solids were examined using data from 288 mother-infant pairs. Health workers and caregivers had good knowledge about CF initiation. However, health workers' recommendations for older infants did not consistently follow national guidelines. Barriers to CF education included limited teaching-aids and in-service training. A...
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their li...
The burden of child malnutrition is still high in West African countries with 19.2 million stunted c...
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their li...
Objective: To explore complementary feeding practices and identify potential risk factors associated...
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child malnutrition. Previo...
Suboptimal complementary feeding practices have a detrimental impact on a child's growth, health and...
Inappropriate complementary feeding (CF) practices and inadequate nutrient intakes contribute to the...
Background: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child malnutrition. Previ...
The objective of this paper was to review the policy implications of inadequate complementary feedin...
BACKGROUND: Typical complementary foods in developing countries are often inadequate in multiple mic...
Low income is a barrier to optimal feeding practices of infants and young children (IYC). Microcredi...
Undernutrition and hidden hunger threaten the survival, growth, and development of children, young p...
Background and Objectives: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major cause of child malnutritio...
Infant feeding practices have been identified as one of the major determinants of children's nutriti...
Background: More than a third of all deaths in children under five years of age worldwide, are linke...
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their li...
The burden of child malnutrition is still high in West African countries with 19.2 million stunted c...
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their li...
Objective: To explore complementary feeding practices and identify potential risk factors associated...
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child malnutrition. Previo...
Suboptimal complementary feeding practices have a detrimental impact on a child's growth, health and...
Inappropriate complementary feeding (CF) practices and inadequate nutrient intakes contribute to the...
Background: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child malnutrition. Previ...
The objective of this paper was to review the policy implications of inadequate complementary feedin...
BACKGROUND: Typical complementary foods in developing countries are often inadequate in multiple mic...
Low income is a barrier to optimal feeding practices of infants and young children (IYC). Microcredi...
Undernutrition and hidden hunger threaten the survival, growth, and development of children, young p...
Background and Objectives: Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major cause of child malnutritio...
Infant feeding practices have been identified as one of the major determinants of children's nutriti...
Background: More than a third of all deaths in children under five years of age worldwide, are linke...
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their li...
The burden of child malnutrition is still high in West African countries with 19.2 million stunted c...
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their li...