Willingness to pay for lipid-based nutrient supplements for young children in four urban sites of Ethiopia

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-30

  Segrè, Joel ^a   Winnard, Kim ^b   Abrha, Teweldebrhan Hailu ^b   Abebe, Yewelsew ^b   Shilane, David ^c   Lapping, Karin ^d  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Lipid based Nutrient Supplement (LNS); Malnutrition; Nutributter ; Retail distribution; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LIPID BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT; MALE; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY EFFECT; URBAN AREA; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMISTRY; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84953848420     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12022     Document Type: Article

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