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Nutritional status of children under five years of age in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: from a human rights perspective
(2006)
A cross-sectional study was carried out in Bahirdar Town of the Amhara National
Regional State in north-west Ethiopia. A total of 284 children aged 0-59 months were
studied. The objective of the study was to compare the ...
Maternal breastfeeding practices in relation to growth and nutrition status of children aged 0-24 months in Nairobi, Kenya
(2007-08)
Bottle-feeding is common with more than half of the children given prelacteal
feeds an hour after birth while median duration of breastfeeding (16.7 months) is
also below the recommended duration. These inappropriate ...
Factors associated with household food security and nutritional status of children under five years: a case for urban and rural communities in Garissa District, Kenya
(2007)
This was comparative study of factors affecting food security and nutritional status of under fiveyears-
old children in rural and urban community of Garissa District was conducted. A total of
302 children from 302 ...
Childcare practices in relation to nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months in Mwembesongo and Mjimpy a wards - Morogoro, Tanzania
(2004-06)
A comparative cross sectional study was carried out in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania
from July to September 2002. The purpose of the study was to establish whether the longterm
implementation of the Child Survival ...