Impact of Maternal Education about Complementary Feeding on Their Infants' Nutritional Outcomes in Low- and Middle-income Households: A Community-based Randomized Interventional Study in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 623-633

  Saleem, Ali Faisal ^a   Mahmud, Sadia ^a   Baig Ansari, Naila ^a   Zaidi, Anita K M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Infants' growth; Infants' nutrition; Pakistan; Z scores

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; POVERTY;

EID: 84918548520     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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