Background About one third of deaths in children less than 5 years of age are due to
underlying undernutrition. According to an estimate, 19.4% of children< 5 years of age in …

Background Childhood undernutrition is prevalent in low and middle income countries. It is
an important indirect cause of child mortality in these countries. According to an estimate …

To evaluate programmatic efforts to improve dietary intake and growth in 6-to 12-month-old
infants in developing countries, we reviewed the results of 5 efficacy trials and 16 …

Complementary feeding interventions are usually targeted at the age range of 6–24 months,
which is the time of peak incidence of growth faltering, micronutrient deficiencies and …

ABSTRACT Background World Health Assembly member states have committed to
ambitious global targets for reductions in stunting and wasting by 2025. Improving …

ObjectiveInappropriate complementary feeding is one of the major causes of malnutrition in
young children in developing countries. We developed an educational intervention …

Inappropriate complementary feeding practices have been identified as the major causes of
malnutrition in young children in developing countries. This article reviewed literature on …

Complementary feeding practices are often inadequate in developing countries, resulting in
a significant nutritional decline between 6 and 18 mo of age. We assessed the effectiveness …

Suboptimal complementary feeding practices have a detrimental impact on a child's growth,
health and development in the first two years of life. They lead to child malnutrition, which …

ObjectiveTo explore complementary feeding practices and identify potential risk factors
associated with inadequate complementary feeding practices in Ghana by using the newly …