Infant Feeding and Care Practices of Mothers in Igbesa and its Environs, Ogun State, Nigeria.

BC Oganah - Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences, 2010 - ajol.info
Objectives: The study examined the practice of exclusive breastfeeding and its duration;
complementary feeding and care practices of the mothers. Subjects and Methods: Two …

Complementary feeding practices among mothers of children under five years of age in Satellite Town, Lagos, Nigeria

FA Olatona, MA Odozi, EO Amu - 2014 - ir.unilag.edu.ng
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 …

Diet diversity in complementary feeding and nutritional status of children aged 0 to 24 months in Osun State, Nigeria: a comparison of the urban and rural communities

BO Ogunba - ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Diversification in complementary feeding of children is important in meeting the need for
essential nutrients. This study investigated diet diversification in complementary feeding of …

[PDF][PDF] How Breastfeeding & Complementary Feeding Practices affect Nutritional Status of Young Children in Egypt

A Abul-fadl, SZ Al-Yassin… - MCFC-Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Background: Adequate complementary feeding practices are important for ensuring optimal
nutritional status of children under-five. However, in Egypt, despite adequate complementary …

Determinants of inadequate complementary feeding practices among children aged 6–23 months in Ghana

AI Issaka, KE Agho, P Burns, A Page… - Public health …, 2015 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo explore complementary feeding practices and identify potential risk factors
associated with inadequate complementary feeding practices in Ghana by using the newly …

Effect of complementary foods on the growth patterns of children under the age of five years in Majiri Ward-Manyoni District

DO Mng'ong'o - 2017 - repository.costech.or.tz
Proper complementation for children under the age of five years is important for optimal
health. More than a quarter of under-five children in Tanzania are malnourished with …

Complementary feeding practices of mothers and their perceived impacts on young children: findings from KEEA district of Ghana

BK Egyir, SA Ramsay, B Bilderback… - Maternal and child health …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Mothers' feeding practices and nutritional status of infants in a rural community in Kano state north-west Nigeria

UA Ibrahim, AT Gboluwaga… - Journal of Medicine in the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Age-appropriate infant feeding practice, a major determinant of child growth,
development, and survival remains suboptimal in many developing countries. Objectives …

Considerations for improving complementary feeding practices among infants of 6-11 months in Northern Uganda

A Acheng - 2014 - dspace.mak.ac.ug
Kitgum and Pader districts in Northern Uganda have had series of child nutrition programs,
however; malnutrition in infants 6-11months still remains a major challenge. This study …

Effect of early complementary feeding on nutritional status in term infants in rural Nigeria

AA Davies-Adetugbo, K Adetugbo - Nutrition and Health, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Breastfeeding is common in developing countries, but exclusive breastfeeding is rare, and
complementary foods are introduced at an early age. The objective of the present study is to …