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Impact of maternal education about complementary feeding and provision of complementary foods on child growth in developing countries.
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SUBMITTER: Imdad A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3231899 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Impact of maternal education about complementary feeding and provision of complementary foods on child growth in developing countries.
BMC public health 20110413
<h4>Background</h4>Childhood undernutrition is prevalent in low and middle income countries. It is an important indirect cause of child mortality in these countries. According to an estimate, stunting (height for age Z score < -2) and wasting (weight for height Z score < -2) along with intrauterine growth restriction are responsible for about 2.1 million deaths worldwide in children < 5 years of age. This comprises 21 % of all deaths in this age group worldwide. The incidence of stunting is the ...[more]