Factors influencing maternal nutrition practices in a large scale maternal, newborn and child health program in Bangladesh

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Nguyen, Phuong H ^a   Sanghvi, Tina ^b   Kim, Sunny S ^a   Tran, Lan M ^b   Afsana, Kaosar ^c   Mahmud, Zeba ^b   Aktar, Bachera ^c   Menon, Purnima ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FHI 360   (United States)

^c RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; TABLET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHY DIET; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUSBAND; INFANT; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NORM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TABLET; VITAMIN INTAKE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; MATERNAL WELFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CALCIUM; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TABLETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85022346872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179873     Document Type: Article

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