Determinants of appropriate child health and nutrition practices among women in rural Gambia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Mwangome, Martha ^a   Prentice, Andrew ^b   Plugge, Emma ^c   Nweneka, Chidi ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child health; Child nutrition; Child nutrition disorders; Gender; Health education; Interventions; Knowledge; Practices; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GAMBIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952313775     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i2.4887     Document Type: Article

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