Infant responsiveness, alertness, haemoglobin and growth in rural Sidama, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Several recent studies have supported relations between infant behaviour (alertness and responsiveness) and nutrition in addition to investigating infant behaviour within the context of changes in iron status over time. Existing research is typically limited to the investigation of the effects of a single vitamin or mineral, and no studies have been found that examined the influence that early alertness and responsiveness have on growth in early infancy, despite the fact that relations between behaviour and nutritional status may be bidirectional. The current study used a sample of Ethiopian infants and investigated anthropometrics, haemoglobin, the frequency of alertness and the frequency of responsiveness at 6 and 9 months of age. Six-month weight-for-age predicted 9-month frequency of a

SUBMITTER: Aubuchon-Endsley NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3326179 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature