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 …

Background: Successful complementary feeding practices during infancy and young
childhood are known to be key in securing effective, long-term nutritional well-being. It is …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: Introduction: Adequate nutrition is vital to a child's
development, with the period from pregnancy to two years of age being the most critical …

Background: Inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices contribute to
malnutrition, infection and long-term development limitation. Aims: To explore …

Despite Tanzania's achievement in reducing childhood problems, undernutrition is still a
problem. Little is known about how mothers' knowledge on complementary feeding practice …

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

MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES Page 1 MATERNAL
KNOWLEDGE ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS …

Maternal breastfeeding and complementary feeding knowledge is an important determinant
of childrens' long-term health and development. This study aims to account for associations …

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 …

Abstract The Kenyan Ministry of Health has developed a National Strategy on Infant and
Young Child Feeding with the goal of improving feeding practices for infants and children. In …