Journal article
Jul 16 2020
Infant and young child feeding practices differ by ethnicity of Vietnamese mothers (Nguyen, T.T., 2016. BMC Pregnancy and Child Birth)
An investigation into the differences in feeding practices between Vietnamese mothers revealed that all ethnicities had suboptimal practices, necessitating broad intervention.
Journal article
Jul 16 2020
Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding and consumption of soft, semi-solid or solid food among infants in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso: A cross-sectional survey (Cresswell, J., 2017. PLOS ONE)
Many mothers have low levels of knowledge regarding breastfeeding and demonstrate poor practices, according to this cross-sectional survey (n = 2288) of a representative sample of women aged 15–49 years with at least one live birth in the past year conducted during June and July 2015 in the Boucl
Announcement
Jun 01 2020
The Maternal, Infant, Young Child & Adolescent Nutrition Update newsletter
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Handout
Apr 21 2020
Profils nutritionnels de six régions du Burkina Faso
Handout
Apr 21 2020
Burkina Faso Nutrition Profiles for Six Regions
These nutrition profiles present MIYCN data for six regions of Burkina Faso, including data on health and nutrition indicators, causes of undernutrition, nutrition promotion platforms and antenatal and child health care, and global nutrition targets.
Journal article
Feb 25 2020
Different combinations of behavior change interventions and frequencies of interpersonal contacts are associated with infant and young child feeding practices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam (Kim, S., 2019. Current Developments in Nutrition)
This article demonstrates that exposure to interventions matters for impact, but the combination of behavior change interventions and number of interpersonal counseling contacts required to support behavior change in infant and young child feeding are context-specific.