Feeding practices and nutritional status of infants in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Safari, John G ^a,c   Kimambo, Stella C ^b   Lwelamira, James E ^a  

^a Institute of Rural Development Planning Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^b Dodoma Municipal Council   (Tanzania)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infant; Nutritional status; Practice; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PREVALENCE; SEMI STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; DEMOGRAPHY; INFANT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84893034119     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v15i3.5     Document Type: Article

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