Under-and overnutrition are co-existing health issues in several countries across Asia. Poor
complementary feeding (CF) is a significant determinant of malnutrition in children and a …

Objectives Poor complementary feeding practices pose a major challenge for early
childhood growth and development in Côte d'Ivoire, where more than 20% children under …

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 …

World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) emphasizes
that optimum nutrition is a must for children especially during the first 1000 days of life (270 …

This community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken to develop a complementary
feeding index (CFI) to assess the adequacy of complementary feeding (CF) practices and …

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

Background Malnutrition among children continues to be one of the major public health
problems globally with majority of cases residing in Asia. Within this region, Pakistan is …

The global focus on a 1 000 days from conception to 2 years stresses the importance this
period has on improving infant health. South Africa has focused on policies and actions to …

Objectives Undernutrition risk increases when children transition to complementary feeding
in lower/middle income countries. Our newly developed ICFET assesses feeding and eating …

Aims: This study aims to provide in-depth knowledge of current infant feeding practices in
order to create an evidence base and develop well-targeted strategies to reduce the …