feeding practices

Assessment of Complementary Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children (0-24 months) in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria

H. I. Wachukwu-Chikodi & C. U. Sonye · Asian Food Science Journal · 2022

This study was carried out to assess complementary feeding practices of under-five children in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. A cross-sectional descriptive survey research was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of nursing mothers with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i730438

Effect of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices on the Nutritional Status of Children 0-24 Months of Age in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

N. S. Tobi, B. A. Alex-Hart & I. O. George · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Childhood under-nutrition is prevalent in many developing countries including Nigeria, and is an underlying cause for more than half of all childhood deaths. Based on the recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), the prevalence of under-nutrition between 20...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430170