Timely initiation of complementary feeding and associated factors among children aged 6 to 12 months in Northern Ethiopia: An institution-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Shumey, Ashenafi ^a   Demissie, Meaza ^b   Berhane, Yemane ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Ethiopia; Timely initiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887074268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1050     Document Type: Article

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