Participatory nutrition education and adoption of new feeding practices are associated with improved adequacy of complementary diets among rural Malawian children: A pilot study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 226-237

  Hotz, C ^a,b   Gibson, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Complementary diet; Education; Infants; Malawi; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAIZE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RURAL AREA;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRON, DIETARY; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; WEANING; ZEA MAYS; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13944283845     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602063     Document Type: Article

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