Background Good child feeding practice is a crucial determinant of infants optimal growth,
development, and good health status. Appropriate nutrition within the first two years of a …

Background Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency
syndrome is global pandemic with around 150,000 children infected with HIV in 2015. In …

Background: Appropriate and adequate infant feeding practices are an important factor in
achieving optimal health in infants. Inappropriate and inadequate infant feeding practices …

Bottle-feeding is common with more than half of the children given prelacteal feeds an hour
after birth while median duration of breastfeeding (16.7 months) is also below the …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: Appropriate early feeding practices are crucial for the
survival and health of young children. No breastfeeding or non-exclusive breastfeeding …

Background: Infant and young child nutrition has been engaging the attention of scientists
and governments over the years. Their feeding practices comprise both breastfeeding as …

Introduction and Background HIV/AIDS is one of the biggest health and development
challenges in Africa. It is a major cause of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality. In …

ObjectiveTo assess feeding practices of infants born to HIV-positive women in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania. These data then served as a proxy to evaluate the adequacy of current …

Breastfeeding is a socio-culturally acceptable, universal way of feeding infant during the first
year of life and a key determinant of child survival and development. Semi-structured …

Background: The optimal feeding practice in infants and young children is the key in shaping
their adequate growth and development. Methods: The study aimed to explore the multiple …