A delivery model for home fortification of complementary foods with micronutrient powders: Innovation in the context of vietnamese health system strengthening

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Nguyen, Marie ^a   Poonawala, Alia ^a   Leyvraz, Magali ^a   Berger, Jacques ^b   Schofield, Dominic ^a   Nga, Tran Thuy ^c   Van, Tran Khan ^c   Hoa, Do Thi Bao ^c   Wieringa, Frank Tammo ^b  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Delivery model; Health system; IYCF; Micronutrient powders; Sustainability; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT; POWDER;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POWDER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENT POWDER; VIET NAM; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FORTIFIED FOOD; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; POWDERS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VIETNAM;

EID: 85012832566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8050259     Document Type: Article

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