Association between maternal and child dietary diversity: An analysis of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Amugsi, Dickson Abanimi ^a,b   Mittelmark, Maurice B ^b   Oduro, Abraham ^a  

^a NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DIETARY DIVERSITY; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL DIETARY DIVERSITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84942875729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136748     Document Type: Review

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