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 …

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

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 increases the risk of undernutrition, illness and
mortality in infants and children. This study uses a subsample of 1428 children of 6–23 …

Background Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major contributor to child
malnutrition. Previous studies have described complementary feeding practice using single …

Suboptimal complementary feeding practices have a detrimental impact on a child's growth,
health and development in the first two years of life. They lead to child malnutrition, which …

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 …

Suboptimal and inappropriate complementary feeding practices are one of the major causes
of child undernutrition in the first 2 years of life in South Asian countries including …

Premature mortality and undernutrition rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.
Inadequate infant and young child feeding are the major causes of premature mortality and …

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 …