Nutritional knowledge and practices of mothers/caregivers and its impact on the nutritional status of children 6–59 months in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, Western-North Region, Ghana

Nutritional knowledge and practices of mothers/caregivers and its impact on the nutritional status of children 6–59 months in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, Western-North Region, Ghana

Background: Good maternal/caregiver nutrition knowledge protects the child from events that lead to low weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) and low height-for-age z-score (HAZ). Indicators of good child nutritional status have traditionally been low in cocoa-growing areas. This paper aimed to explore the r...

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Main Authors: Godsway Forh, Charles Apprey, Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Children
Caregiver/mother
Ghana
Nutritional knowledge
Nutritional status
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022036180

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