Complementary feeding and attained linear growth among 6–23-month-old children

AW Onyango, E Borghi, M de Onis… - Public health …, 2014 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo examine the association between complementary feeding indicators and
attained linear growth at 6–23 months. DesignSecondary analysis of Phase V Demographic …

Complementary feeding indicators in relation to micronutrient status of Ghanaian children aged 6–23 months: Results from a national survey

WES Donkor, S Adu-Afarwuah, R Wegmüller, H Bentil… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Optimal complementary feeding is critical for adequate growth and
development in infants and young children. The associations between complementary …

[HTML][HTML] Complementary feeding practices in 80 low-and middle-income countries: prevalence of and socioeconomic inequalities in dietary diversity, meal frequency …

G Gatica-Domínguez, PAR Neves, AJD Barros… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Adequate complementary feeding practices in early childhood contribute to
better food preferences and health outcomes throughout the life course. Objectives The aim …

Interventions to improve intake of complementary foods by infants 6 to 12 months of age in developing countries: impact on growth and on the prevalence of …

LE Caulfield, SL Huffman… - Food and nutrition …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
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 in the WHO multicentre growth reference study

WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study … - Acta …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To describe complementary feeding practices in the Multicentre Growth Reference
Study (MGRS) sample. Methods: Food frequency questionnaires and 24‐h dietary recalls …

Impact of education and provision of complementary feeding on growth and morbidity in children less than 2 years of age in developing countries: a systematic review

ZS Lassi, JK Das, G Zahid, A Imdad, ZA Bhutta - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
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 …

Trends and predictors of appropriate complementary feeding practices in Nepal: An analysis of national household survey data collected between 2001 and 2014

M Na, VM Aguayo, M Arimond, P Dahal… - Maternal & Child …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is evidence that suboptimal complementary feeding contributes to poor child growth.
However, little is known about time trends and determinants of complementary feeding in …

Complementary feeding practices and child growth outcomes in Haiti: an analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys

RA Heidkamp, MA Ayoya, IN Teta… - Maternal & child …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Haitian National Nutrition Policy identifies the promotion of optimal
complementary feeding (CF) practices as a priority action to prevent childhood malnutrition …

Trends in complementary feeding indicators in Nigeria, 2003–2013

FA Ogbo, A Page, J Idoko, F Claudio, KE Agho - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The study aimed to examine secular trends and determinants of changes in
complementary feeding indicators in Nigeria. Design, setting and participants Data on 79 …

Magnitude and factors associated with appropriate complementary feeding among children 6–23 months in northern Ghana

M Saaka, A Larbi, S Mutaru, I Hoeschle-Zeledon - BMC Nutrition, 2016 - Springer
Background Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child
malnutrition. Previous studies have described complementary feeding practice using single …