Promoting multi-micronutrient powders (MNP) in Peru: Acceptance by caregivers and role of health personnel

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 152-163

  Creed Kanashiro, Hilary ^a   Bartolini, Rosario ^a   Abad, Melissa ^a   Arevalo, Varinia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Anaemia; Health personnel; Infant and young child feeding; Multi micronutrient powders; Peru

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MULTI MICRONUTRIENT POWDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERU; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POWDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BABY FOOD; CAREGIVER; CHILD NUTRITION; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; MANPOWER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MICRONUTRIENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERU; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84958961628     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12217     Document Type: Article

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