Association of infant and young child feeding practices with under-nutrition: evidence from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 260-269

  Lamichhane, Dirga Kumar ^a   Leem, Jong Han ^a   Kim, Hwan Cheol ^a   Park, Myung Sook ^a   Lee, Ji Young ^a   Moon, So Hyun ^a   Ko, Jung Keun ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity; Exclusive breastfeeding; Infant and young child feeding; Nepal; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; DIETARY DIVERSITY INDEX; FEMALE; HEIGHT FOR AGE Z SCORE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEPALESE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT Z SCORE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978505349     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2015.1109281     Document Type: Article

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