The objective of this study was to assess complementary feeding practices and associated factors among HIV exposed infants in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia. An institutional based cross-sectional study with cluster random sampling technique was employed and all HIV exposed infants aged 6-17 months found in randomly selected health institutions in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia were included. A...

There is no doubt that breastfeeding is the healthiest means of infant feeding. The benefits are outlined well in the 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Breastfeeding. This holds true for both developing and developed countries. In 2001 the World Health Assembly (WHA) recommended that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months, then with the introduction of app...

Aim: The need for formulating and developing smart baby-led weaning (BLW) foods from millet, soybean ripe banana flour blends as alternative complementary inspired this study, which had no documentation in literatures.
 Place Duration of Study: Department Food Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Nigeria June 2022 to January 2023.
 Methodology: Smart BLW were formulated coded WMF (10...

Despite common belief, Baby Boomers form a sizable population of gamers. Paying attention to how this generation experiences a game can help companies that target this group of users increase their market share. To address this need, this study examines Baby Boomers’ reaction to a new way of manipulating objects in a game, namely with their eyes. In particular, the study focuses on testing the ...

www.ecoNomicmobility.org september 2012 As life expectancy increases and retirement income systems evolve, households face an enormous challenge in ensuring a secure retirement. Working more years is often hailed as the best way to increase retirement incomes, especially in the wake of the Great Recession. But some fear that delayed retirement by Baby Boomers reduces the job opportunities for y...

The cornerstone of baby and young child survival, healthy growth development, future generations, national development is infancy feeding (IYCF). Inappropriate practices in infants early children, as well their repercussions, are substantial roadblocks to longterm socioeconomic poverty reduction, with acute chronic health effects for individuals. Breastfeeding exclusively the first six months a...