Trends and predictors of appropriate complementary feeding practices in Nepal: An analysis of national household survey data collected between 2001 and 2014

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Na, Muzi ^a,b   Aguayo, Víctor M ^c   Arimond, Mary ^d   Dahal, Pradiumna ^e   Lamichhane, Bikash ^f   Pokharel, Rajkumar ^f   Chitekwe, Stanley ^e   Stewart, Christine P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

complementary feeding; DHS; MICS; multilevel models; Nepal; trends

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NEPAL; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH ASIA; STUNTING; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; FEMALE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034236438     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12564     Document Type: Article

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