Malawian mothers' attitudes towards the use of two supplementary foods for moderately malnourished children

Appetite

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Flax, Valerie L ^a,b   Thakwalakwa, Chrissie ^b   Phuka, John ^b   Ashorn, Ulla ^a,b   Cheung, Yin Bun ^c   Maleta, Kenneth ^d   Ashorn, Per ^b,e  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Africa; Children; Corn soy blend; Lipid based nutrient supplements; Maternal attitudes; Supplementary food; Underweight

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN; SWEETNESS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUGH; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69349086149     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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