Acceptability of three novel lipid-based nutrient supplements among Malawian infants and their caregivers

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-377

  Phuka, John ^a   Ashorn, Ulla ^b   Ashorn, Per ^b,e   Zeilani, Mamane ^d   Cheung, Yin Bun ^b,c   Dewey, Kathryn G ^f   Manary, Mark ^g   Maleta, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d Nutriset SAS   (France)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability trial; Fortified spread; Infants and young children; Supplementary feeding; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MILK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; TEST MEAL;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIETARY FATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052637433     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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