Improved nutrition knowledge and practice through intensive nutrition education: A study among caregivers of mildly wasted children on Nias Island, Indonesia

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-127

  Inayati, Dyah Ayu ^a   Scherbaum, Veronika ^a   Purwestri, Ratna Chrismiari ^a,b   Wirawan, Nia Novita ^b   Suryantan, Julia ^c   Hartono, Susan ^c   Bloem, Maurice Alexander ^d   Pangaribuan, Rosnani Verba ^e   Biesalski, Hans Konrad ^a   Hoffmann, Volker ^a   Bellows, Anne Camilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c Church World Services   (Indonesia)

^d Church World Service Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Church World Service; Impact evaluation; Intensive nutrition education; Knowledge and practice of caregivers of under five children; Nonintensive nutrition education

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; MALNUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; NIAS; NORTH SUMATRA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84862988275     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300205     Document Type: Article

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