Maternal and child nutrition.

A qualitative analysis of men’s involvement in maternal and child health as a policy intervention in rural Central Malawi

BACKGROUND Men's involvement in maternal and child health presents an opportunity for the advancement of maternal and child nutrition as men often play a key role in decision-making particularly regarding women's reproductive health. While most research on men's involvement in maternal and child health has focused on men's participation in antenatal care, this study focuses specifically on men'...

Ensuring optimal breastfeeding and improvements in complementary feeding to improve infant and young child nutrition in developing countries.

Maternal Knowledge and Beliefs About Child Growth Monitoring and Promotion Program Based on the Health Belief Model and Its Relationship With Child Growth Parameters

Introduction: The efficacy of Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) program depends on active participation. However, its low acceptance by mothers is believed to reduce their participation in the program. Objective: This study aims to assess maternal beliefs and knowledge about GMP and examine its association with the child growth parameters. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study...

Maternal & child nutrition: the Sri Lankan perspective.

Most improvements gained during the past two decades in maternal and child nutrition can be attributed to the successful, countrywide maternal and child health programme of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. Other supporting programmes to combat deficiencies of individual micronutrients have also contributed significantly. As the latest Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data have shown region...

بررسی میزان آگاهی مادران در مورد وضعیت تغذیه‌ای کودکان زیر یک‌سال مراجعه کننده به درمانگاه فیلد آموزش پزشکی جامعه نگر زنجان در نیمه اول سال87

Background and Objective: Children suffering from failure to thrive (FTT) may have significant impairments in physical growth as well as cognitional and developmental functions .After 6 months of age approximately one third of the energy needed for a child should be provided by supplemental nourishments. Studies have shown that poverty itself is not a factor of malnutrition alone and the role o...

Epidemiological Distributions and Critical Contributions to the Growth Rate for Infants and Young Children in Hubei Province of China during 2017 to 2018: A Review

The growth rate for infants and young children manifests the significant differences between age, sex, regional, and seasonal distributions. The growth rate for infants and young children is a complex process that depends on interaction of the genetic and environmental factors. All genetic and environmental factors jointly contribute to the growth rate for infants and young children, for exampl...