Identifying priorities to improve maternal and child nutrition among the Khmu ethnic group, Laos: A formative study

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 452-466

  De Sa, Joia ^a   Bouttasing, Namthipkesone ^b   Sampson, Louise ^c   Perks, Carol ^c   Osrin, David ^a   Prost, Audrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Save the Children ^*  (Laos)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Child feeding; Community based; Education; Khmu; Laos; Maternal nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAOS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUNTING;

BELIEFS; CHILD FEEDING; COMMUNITY BASED; EDUCATION; KHMU; LAOS; MATERNAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIET; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; LAOS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 84883786457     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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