Health Extension Workers' Knowledge and Knowledge-Sharing Effectiveness of Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Are Associated with Mothers' Knowledge and Child Stunting in Rural Ethiopia

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 353-363

  Abebe, Zeweter ^a   Haki, Gulelat Desse ^b   Baye, Kaleab ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

breast feeding; complementary feeding; dietary diversity; health workers; nutrition education; stunting

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH WORKER; INFANT FEEDING; KNOWLEDGE; MOTHERS EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; TRAINING;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84981495248     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572116651209     Document Type: Article

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