Complementary feeding practices among mothers in selected slums of dhaka city: A descriptive study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-96

  Saleh, Farzana ^a   Ara, Ferdous ^a   Hoque, Md Asirul ^a   Alam, Md Safiul ^b  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Bangladesh)

^b Plan International Bangladesh ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; Complementary feeding practices; Complementary food; Energy intake; Exclusive breastfeeding; Infant feeding practices; Infants; Slum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84902682944     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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