Formative research for the development of a market-based home fortification programme for young children in Niger

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 82-95

  Tripp, Katie ^a   Perrine, Cria G ^a   de Campos, Pascal ^b   Knieriemen, Marily ^b   Hartz, Rebecca ^a   Ali, Farah ^c   Jefferds, Maria Elena D ^a   Kupka, Roland ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Formative; Lipid based nutrient supplement; Market based; Micronutrient powder; Niger; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

LIPID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCREASED APPETITE; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATHERS; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NIGER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052991984     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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