Using formative research to design a context-specific behaviour change strategy to improve infant and young child feeding practices and nutrition in Nepal

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 882-896

  Locks, Lindsey M ^a   Pandey, Pooja R ^a   Osei, Akoto K ^a   Spiro, David S ^a   Adhikari, Debendra P ^a   Haselow, Nancy J ^a   Quinn, Victoria J ^a   Nielsen, Jennifer N ^a  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier analysis; Behaviour change communication; Infant and young child feeding; Nepal; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITION; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; NEPAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942550885     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12032     Document Type: Article

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