Maternal nutrition counselling is associated with reduced stunting prevalence and improved feeding practices in early childhood: a post-program comparison study

Abstract Background Despite progress, suboptimal feeding practices and undernutrition particularly in the form of stunting still remains a major issue among children aged less than 5 years in Bangladesh. Since mothers are the primary caregivers of young children, maternal nutrition counselling can b...

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Main Authors: Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Md. Belal Hossain, Amit Arora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-019-0473-z