Determinants of early introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods among infants aged 3-5 months in four Anglophone West African countries

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2602-2618

  Issaka, Abukari I ^a   Agho, Kingsley E ^a   Page, Andrew N ^a   Burns, Penelope ^a   Stevens, Garry J ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anglophone; Breastfeeding; Malnutrition; Semi solid foods; West africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; DELIVERY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD TEXTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT; AFRICA; BREAST MILK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITION; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA, WESTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84904350483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6072602     Document Type: Article

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