Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana
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Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana
The health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the effect of infant feeding practices on child health. We used the World Health Organization's Infant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heliyon
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00298