Maternal perceptions of factors contributing to severe under-nutrition among children in a rural African setting

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Abubakar, A ^a   Holding, P ^b   Mwangome, M ^a   Maitland, K ^a  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa, aetiology, perceptions, undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957811722     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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