Community-based grain banks using local foods for improved infant and young child feeding in Ethiopia

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Roche, Marion L ^a   Sako, Binta ^b   Osendarp, Saskia J M ^a   Adish, Abdul A ^a   Tolossa, Azeb L ^a  

^a MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^b Independent Consultant   (Canada)

Author keywords

community based; complementary feeding; infant and child nutrition; international child health; nutritional interventions; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CONSERVATIONAL SEED BANK; DIETARY SERVICE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; ANALYSIS; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FLOUR; FOOD GRAIN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDIBLE GRAIN; ETHIOPIA; FLOUR; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949951564     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12219     Document Type: Article

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