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

A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out at the Kahawa West Public Health Centre,
Nairobi, Kenya, among randomly sampled 286 mothers and their children aged 6-23 …

Objectives: Inappropriate complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23
months is major cause of under nutrition. There is scarce information on the relationship …

Background Malnutrition in infants during weaning has been attributed to inappropriate
complementary feeding practices and it underlies more than one-third of child mortality in …

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 …

Diversification in complementary feeding of children is important in meeting the need for
essential nutrients. This study investigated diet diversification in complementary feeding of …

Introduction Childhood undernutrition is a major public health problem especially in low and
middle-income countries (LMIC). The prevalence of early introduction of complementary …

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 …

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

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 …