Complementary feeding practices of mothers of children aged 0 to 12 months in a Township in Tshwane, Gauteng Province

M Manafe, SM Mokone, LJ Ncube - Gender and Behaviour, 2022 - journals.co.za
Background: Adequate nutrition plays a crucial role in an infant's growth and development.
Poor complementary feeding practices lead to overweight, and obesity later in life. Aim: This …

Factors influencing complementary feeding practices in rural and semi-urban Rwanda: a qualitative study

M Umugwaneza, L Havemann-Nel… - Journal of Nutritional …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The aim of the present study was to identify and describe the factors influencing feeding
practices of children aged 6–23 months in Rwanda. This is a cross-sectional descriptive …

Complementary feeding practices of mothers and their perceived impacts on young children: findings from KEEA district of Ghana

BK Egyir, SA Ramsay, B Bilderback… - Maternal and child health …, 2016 - Springer
Objective Appropriate and timely complementary feeding practices are fundamental to a
child's growth, health, and development during the first 2 years of life. This study aimed to …

Complementary feeding practices among mothers of children under five years of age in Satellite Town, Lagos, Nigeria

FA Olatona, MA Odozi, EO Amu - 2014 - ir.unilag.edu.ng
In Nigeria, only 30 percent of infants ages 6-23 months are fed in accordance with the
recommendation for infant and young children feeding practices despite the fact that it has …

Assessment of complementary feeding practices and nutritional status of children (0-24 months) in Akuku Toru local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria

HI Wachukwu-Chikodi… - Asian Food Science …, 2022 - eprint.subtopublish.com
This study was carried out to assess complementary feeding practices of under-five children
in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. A cross-sectional descriptive survey …

Complementary feeding practices: a phenomenological study on the perspectives of first-time mothers in the Effutu municipality of Ghana

JA Oti, TA Amu - European Journal of Public Health Studies, 2022 - oapub.org
An important step in reducing infants' risk of being malnourished, contracting infectious
diseases and their accompanying mortalities is to gain an understanding of the experiences …

Factors associated with infant feeding practices and nutritional status among children aged 6-24 months attending child welfare clinics in Kajiado Sub-County

FN Kinoti, C Mutai, P Wanzala, SM Karanja - East African Medical Journal, 2016 - ajol.info
Objective: To determine knowledge and practices on infant feeding, socio-demographic
factors that influence choice of infant feeding method and nutritional status of children aged …

Perception and Practices of Complementary Feeding among Infants' Mothers in Southwestern Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

AK Afolayan, AA Olajumoke - Journal of Nutrition …, 2020 - publish.kne-publishing.com
Background: Malnutrition resulting from inappropriate and ineffective childhood feeding
remains a significant public health concern especially in developing countries, where poor …

Ghanaian Mothers' Complementary Feeding Practices and Perception on Children's Health

B Egyir, S Ramsay - The FASEB Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To understand factors that influence Ghanaian mothers' introduction and variety
of complementary foods, and capture their perception of the implications of complementary …

Complementary Feeding Practices and Associated Factors Among Infants and Young Children 6–23 Months in Fort Portal Kabarole District Uganda (P11-049-19)

S Bagaaya, H Wamani, R Kajura - Current developments in nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the prevalence of appropriate complementary feeding practices
and associated factors among infants and young children 6–23 months in Fort Portal …