Use of pulse crops in complementary feeding of 6-23-month-old infants and young children in Taba Kebele, Damot Gale District, Southern Ethiopia

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-6

  Mesfin, Addisalem ^a   Henry, Carol ^b   Girma, Meron ^a   Whiting, Susan J ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Dietary diversity; Pulses

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CROP; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 85042893932     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2015.357     Document Type: Article

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