Impact of Enriching the Diet of Women and Children Through Health and Nutrition Education, Introduction of Homestead Gardens and Backyard Poultry in Rural India

Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 210-217

  Murty, P V V S ^a   Rao, M Vishnuvardhan ^b   Bamji, Mahtab S ^a  

^a Dangoria Charitable Trust   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Backyard poultry; Dietary micronutrient deficiency in India; Health and nutrition education; Homestead gardens; Integrated Child Development Services Anganwadi; Knowledge, attitude and practice survey; Preschool children nutrition status

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH; NUTRIENTS; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETABLES;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY IN INDIA; GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES; HOMESTEAD GARDENS; MEAN FREQUENCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; RURAL COMMUNITY;

NUTRITION;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; GARDEN; HEALTH EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POULTRY; WOMENS HEALTH;

INDIA;

AVES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA VIRUS;

EID: 84979197265     PISSN: 2249720X     EISSN: 22497218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40003-016-0206-x     Document Type: Article

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