Data on child complementary feeding practices, nutrient intake and stunting in Musanze District, Rwanda.

ABSTRACT: Stunting prevalence in Rwanda is still a major public health issue, and data on stunting is needed to plan relevant interventions. This data, collected in 2015, presents complementary feeding practices, nutrient intake and its association with stunting in infants and young children in Musanze District in Rwanda. A household questionnaire and a 24-h recall questionnaire were used to collect the data. In total 145 children aged 5-30 months participated in the study together with their caregivers. The anthropometric status of children was calculated using WHO Anthro software [1] according to the WHO growth standards [2]. The complementary feeding practices together with households' characteristics are reported per child stunting status. The nutrient intake and food group consumption are prese

SUBMITTER: Uwiringiyimana V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6197952 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature