Maternal knowledge after nutrition behavior change communication is conditional on both health workers knowledge and knowledge-sharing efficacy in Rural Haiti

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2022-2028

  Mbuya, Mduduzi N N ^a,b   Menon, Purnima ^b,c   Habicht, Jean Pierre ^b   Pelto, Gretel H ^b   Ruel, Marie T ^c  

^a ZVITAMBO   (Zimbabwe)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HAITI; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84888421323     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.178442     Document Type: Article

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