Despite Tanzania's achievement in reducing childhood problems, undernutrition is still a
problem. Little is known about how mothers' knowledge on complementary feeding practice …

Inappropriate complementary feeding is one of the major causes of undernutrition among
young children in T anzania. Prevalence of newly developed W orld H ealth O rganization …

Appropriate complementary feeding practices have positive impact on health and growth of
children aged 6-23 months. Little is known about complementary feeding practices among …

MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES Page 1 MATERNAL
KNOWLEDGE ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS …

Scientific evidence on infant and young child feeding practices from developing countries
show that progress is possible when effective strategies and sufficient resources are …

Abstract Background: The Maasai socio-cultural beliefs and practices have been shown to
influence their infant feeding hence determines their nutritional status. Objective: This study …

Malnutrition and poor complementary feeding are more predominant in rural than urban
areas. Yet, little attention has been given to these discrepancies and the use of validated …

Women sustain household health by operationalizing and maximizing nutrition through food
preparation. Thus, information and the women's knowledge on nutrient adequacy of meals …

Background: Inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices contribute to
malnutrition, infection and long-term development limitation. Aims: To explore …

Maternal breastfeeding and complementary feeding knowledge is an important determinant
of childrens' long-term health and development. This study aims to account for associations …