The influence of dietary diversity on the nutritional status of children between 6 and 23 months of age in Tanzania

Abstract Background Undernutrition poses a serious health challenge in developing countries and Tanzania has the highest undernutrition burden of Eastern and Southern Africa. Poor infant and young child feeding practices have been identified as the main causes for undernutrition. As dietary diversit...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Gharib Khamis, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Julius Edward Ntwenya, Katharina Kreppel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1897-5