A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended infant nutrition practices in Mumbai, India
Abstract Background Childhood malnutrition has been a longstanding crisis in Mumbai, India. Despite national IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) guidelines to promote best practices for infant/toddler feeding, nearly one-third of children under age five are stunted or underweight. To improve child nut...
Main Authors: | Priyanka Athavale, Kristin Hoeft, Rupal M. Dalal, Ameya P. Bondre, Piyasree Mukherjee, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-020-00215-w |
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