[HTML][HTML] Maternal challenges of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding in Ghana

AM Tampah-Naah, A Kumi-Kyereme, J Amo-Adjei - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Mothers are recommended to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of
their lives. Also, after the sixth month, breastfeeding should continue with added …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-cultural beliefs influence feeding practices of mothers and their children in Grand Popo, Benin

YUA Lokossou, AB Tambe, C Azandjèmè… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - Springer
Background Malnutrition is a major public health problem. It contributes to the high death
rate among children in developing countries despite the various advocacies of institutions …

Complementary feeding practices and household food insecurity status of children aged 6–23 months in Shashemene City West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

JA Ahmed, KK Sadeta… - Nursing Research and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Appropriate infant feeding practices are critical to a child's growth, health, and
development during the first 1000 days of life. One in every six children worldwide receives …

Determining factors associated with breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in rural Southern Benin

FSU Bodjrènou, W Amoussa Hounkpatin… - Food Science & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed at characterizing breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in a
food‐insecure area of Benin and identifying factors associated with these practices. A cross …

Comparing video and poster based education for improving 6-17 months children feeding practices: a cluster randomized trial in rural Benin

FSU Bodjrenou, WA Hounkpatin, I Mitchodigni… - Progress in …, 2020 - hal.science
This study aimed to assess whether short nutrition educational videos were more effective to
improve child feeding practices compared to posters in a highly food insecure rural area in …

Dietary diversity predicts the adequacy of micronutrient intake in 6-to 23-month-old children regardless of the season in rural Southern Benin

WA Hounkpatin, E Koukou, C Termote… - Food and Nutrition …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Infants and Young Children Dietary Diversity Score (IYC-DDS-7) has been
validated to assess dietary quality in children. However, its applicability to predict the …

Qualitative analysis of the perceptions of rural communities about the use of awareness‐raising videos in nutrition and health programs in Benin

FSU Bodjrenou, W Amoussa Hounkpatin… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This cross‐sectional study aims at analyzing the perceptions of mothers, community leaders,
and nutrition/health care workers (NHCWs) about using videos in nutrition and health …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional and functional properties of four traditional mucilaginous vegetables used by rural populations in Benin republic

L Gandji, CES Mitchikpe… - Journal of Food Science …, 2019 - fortunepublish.com
Child malnutrition is one of the public health problems. Unfortunately, some of our
vegetables such as Adansonia digitata, Bombax brevicuspe, Ceiba pentandra and Grewia …

[PDF][PDF] Rheological and nutritional characteristics of infant flours prepared from mixed flours of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), soybean and baobab pulp

NW Chabi, G Bahou, ES Kouton… - … Journal of Bioscience, 2019 - researchgate.net
If, according to the UN, chronic hunger is declining, it still affects 795 million people
worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, one in four people is undernourished. Malnutrition kills …

Maternal Influences Contributing to under 5 Years Child Malnutrition in Insiza District, Matebeleland South, Zimbabwe

B Ncube, GA Mavondo… - Asian Journal of …, 2020 - archive.bionaturalists.in
Introduction: Malnutrition remains a childhood scourge in Sub Saharan Africa, Southern
Africa, Zimbabwe and in the Insiza District, in particular. With its rich mineral (gold) deposits …