Determinants of suboptimal complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in four anglophone West African countries

Suboptimal complementary feeding practices have a detrimental impact on a child's growth, health and development in the first two years of life. They lead to child malnutrition, which contributes to the high prevalence of stunting (38%) and underweight (28%) reported for children

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Published in:Maternal and child nutrition 2015-10, Vol.11 (S1), p.14-30
Main Authors: Issaka, Abukari I., Agho, Kingsley E., Page, Andrew N., Burns, Penelope L., Stevens, Garry J., Dibley, Michael J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acceptable diet
Adolescent
Adult
Africa, Western
child development
child growth
complementary feeding
Diet
dietary diversity
Educational Status
England
Feeding Methods - statistics & numerical data
Female
Ghana
Health Education
Health Surveys
Humans
Infant
Infant Food
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
Language
Liberia
Literacy - statistics & numerical data
Male
Mass Media
Maternal Age
meal frequency
Middle Aged
Nigeria
nutrition
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Status
Nutritive Value
Original
paediatric
Poverty
Rural Population
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Young Adult
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Summary:Suboptimal complementary feeding practices have a detrimental impact on a child's growth, health and development in the first two years of life. They lead to child malnutrition, which contributes to the high prevalence of stunting (38%) and underweight (28%) reported for children
ISSN:1740-8695
1740-8709
DOI:10.1111/mcn.12194