Beliefs regarding diet during childhood illness
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Maternal beliefs regarding diet during common childhood illnesses.
General illiteracy, superstitions, and a lack of dietary education are major problems in India. Specifically, mothers' beliefs about infant and child feeding may lead to the malnutrition of many infants and children in India. Mothers sometimes unnecessarily restrict the provision of food to their children during illness. The authors investigated the prevalent maternal beliefs in Kutumba, Aur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0970-0218
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.94016