Background Good maternal/caregiver nutrition knowledge protects the child from events that
lead to low weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) and low height-for-age z-score (HAZ). Indicators of …

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

Introduction: Appropriate complementary feeding is critical for the achievement of a healthy
growth and development and mere survival of young children. Lack of appropriate breast …

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 …

Background Poor complementary feeding practices can expose young children to increased
burdens of undernutrition, morbidity, and poor health outcomes in adulthood. Parents and …

Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in selected primary health
facilities in Ijebu-Ode. Multi stage sampling technique was employed to select 283 mother …

Background/Objective: Double burden of malnutrition, characterized by undernutrition
among poor children and overnutrition among disadvantaged adults coexisting in the same …

Background Appropriate feeding is important in improving nutrition and child survival.
Documentation of knowledge of caregiver on infant feeding is scanty in Zambia. The aim of …

To facilitate optimal growth of newborns, many countries have developed infant feeding
recommendations, usually suggesting 4–6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding and then the …

This cross sectional study assesses the nutritional status of children-as indicated by selected
anthropometric parameters, in a rural community in Edo Central Senatorial Zone, South …