Background: Malnutrition resulting from inappropriate and ineffective childhood feeding
remains a significant public health concern especially in developing countries, where poor …

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 …

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 …

Background: One of the specific objectives of the National policy on Infant and Young Child
Feeding in Nigeria, is to promote the timely introduction of appropriate and adequate …

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

The time of initiation of complementary feeding marks the beginning of a child susceptibility
and risk of nutritional deficiency or excesses. According to the Ghana Statistical Service …

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 …

Methods The source of data for this analysis is from baseline studies of a community-based
quasi-experimental study conducted prior to implementing a nutrition behaviour change …

Background: Complementary feeding is critical for optimal nutrition in infant and young
children as it ensures their growth, health and development to attain their full potential …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of appropriate complementary feeding practices
and associated factors among infants and young children 6–23 months in Fort Portal …