Background The impacts of optimal infant feeding practices on diarrhoea have been
documented in some developing countries, but not in countries with high diarrhoea mortality …

Micronutrient powder (MNP) interventions are often integrated within infant and young child
feeding (IYCF) programmes to improve micronutrient intake from complementary foods. This …

Background Only one in five children aged below 24 months in the low-income countries
feed the minimum recommended diet, and significantly varied across socio-economic …

Background and objectives Adequate diet is of crucial importance for healthy child
development. In food insecure areas of the world, the provision of adequate child diet is …

Poor complementary feeding practices have detrimental effects on child growth,
development and survival. This cross-sectional study in rural areas of southern Benin …

Introducing appropriate complementary feeding at 6 months of age is crucial for the optimal
growth and development of an infant. In Ethiopia, however, no previous national‐level …

Background Breastfeeding practices and their impact on infant health and survival are
unquestionably of global interest. The aim of this study was to examine the link between …

Background: Undernutrition is linked to just under half of all deaths of children aged under
five in annually and varied across socio-economic classes. Moreover, inappropriate feeding …

Background Studies evaluating child feeding in Madagascar are scarce despite its
importance in child growth during the first two years of life. This study assessed the …

The introduction of complementary foods is a crucial stage in the development and
determination of infants' health status in both the short and longer-term. This study describes …