Community assessment of availability, consumption, and cultural acceptability of food sources of (pro)vitamin A: Toward the development of a dietary intervention among preschool children in rural Burkina Faso

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-365

  Nana, Constance P ^a   Brouwer, Inge D ^b   Zagré, Noel Marie ^c   Kok, Frans J ^b   Traoré, Alfred S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

(Pro)vitamin A food availability; Burkina Faso; Children; Constraint; Rural area

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CARICA PAPAYA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 30344474240     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650502600405     Document Type: Article

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