Determinants of Child Malnutrition and Feeding Practices in India
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Inadequate feeding of infant and young children in India: lack of nutritional information or food affordability?
OBJECTIVE Despite a rapidly growing economy and rising income levels in India, improvements in child malnutrition have lagged. Data from the most recent National Family Health Survey reveal that the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices recommended by the WHO and the Indian Government, including the timely introduction of solid food, are not being followed by a majority of mothers in ...
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