Senegalese grandmothers promote improved maternal and child nutrition practices: The guardians of tradition are not averse to change

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 945-959

  Aubel, Judi ^a   Touré, Ibrahima ^b   Diagne, Mamadou ^b  

^a Christian Children's Fund ^*  (Italy)

^b Christian Children's Fund   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Child health; Grandmothers; Health education; Maternal health; Nutrition; Senegal

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENEGAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AGED; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; SENEGAL;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 2942618483     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.044     Document Type: Article

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