Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in India: Secondary analysis of National Family Health Survey 2005-2006

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 28-44

  Patel, Archana ^a,b   Pusdekar, Yamini ^b   Badhoniya, Neetu ^b   Borkar, Jitesh ^b   Agho, Kingsley E ^c   Dibley, Michael J ^d  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Lata Medical Research Foundation   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptable diet; Complementary feeding; Dietary diversity; India; Infant and young child feeding; New WHO indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGG; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MILK; NUT; POSTNATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 83755185660     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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