TY  - JOUR
AB  - The study investigated the association between complementation and protein energy malnutrition among 201 rural and urban women with infants of 0‐18 months of age in the Osun State of Nigeria. The infants mothers were interviewed about their child feeding practices and anthropometric measurements were made on the infants. The result indicated growth faltering in infants from one month old in rural areas and from four months old in the urban communities. Stunting was prevalent and underweight and wasting were also noticed in the study population as a consequence of early introduction of complementary foods. The main recommendations were that complementary foods should not be introduced before the infant is four‐six months of age and that the complementary foods used presently should be improved nutritionally through a long‐term nutritional public education.
VL  - 34
IS  - 5
SN  - 0034-6659
DO  - 10.1108/00346650410560370
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00346650410560370
AU  - Olubukola Ogunba Beatrice
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Protein energy malnutrition in complemented breast‐fed babies: implications of the timing of complementary feeding
T2  - Nutrition & Food Science
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 206
EP  - 209
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -