Impact of small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on infant and young child feeding practices at 18 months of age: results from four randomized controlled trials in Africa

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Arimond, Mary ^a   Abbeddou, Souheila ^a   Kumwenda, Chiza ^b   Okronipa, Harriet ^a   Hemsworth, Jaimie ^c   Jimenez, Elizabeth Yakes ^d,e,f   Ocansey, Eugenia ^a   Lartey, Anna ^g   Ashorn, Ulla ^b   Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^g   Vosti, Stephen A ^a   Hess, Sonja Y ^a   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; breastfeeding; feeding practices; infant; nutrient supplements; young child

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BURKINA FASO; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; LIPID DIET; MALAWI; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SMALL QUANTITY LIPID BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FAT INTAKE; GHANA; INFANT NUTRITION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BURKINA FASO; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; ZINC;

EID: 85006274827     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12377     Document Type: Article

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