The effectiveness of nutrition education and communication for the mothers who have malnourished infant under twelve months
- Author:
Ha Thanh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nutrition education
- MeSH:
Nutrition;
Mothers;
Infant
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2001;8():23-27
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The survey on 404 infants under twelve months in the 4 rural communes in Ninh Thanh district, Hai Hung province showed that high prevalence of underweight (14.6%), acute respiratory infection (84.7%) among the subjects. The main reason is low education level of the mother, low birth weight, lack of breast milk, early giving supplementary food, poor quality of supplementary food. The nutrition education and communication had improved the nutritional knowledge of these mothers.
