Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in infant and young children in Bangladesh: Secondary data analysis of Demographic Health Survey 2007

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 11-27

  Kabir, Iqbal ^a   Khanam, Mansura ^a   Agho, Kingsley E ^b   Mihrshahi, Seema ^c   Dibley, Michael J ^d   Roy, Swapan K ^a  

^a ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptable diet; Complementary feeding; Dietary diversity; Infant feeding; New indicators; South Asia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

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

EID: 83755205960     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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