Bringing together viewpoints of mothers and health workers to enhance monitoring and promotion of growth and development of children: A case study from the Republic of Congo

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-67

  Tchibindat, Félicité ^a,b   Martin Prevel, Yves ^b   Kolsteren, Patrick ^c   Maire, Bernard ^b   Delpeuch, Francis ^b  

^a U Rech Nutr Alimentation Human ^*  (Congo)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child development; Child growth; Health system; Infant development; Infant growth; Nutrition; Perceptions; The Congo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGO; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROWTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS;

EID: 2942665670     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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