Compliance of mothers' breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices with WHO recommendations in Turkey

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Demir G., Yardımcı H., Özçelik A. Ö., Çakıroğlu F. P.

NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, cilt.14, sa.6, ss.654-666, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4162/nrp.2020.14.6.654
  • Dergi Adı: NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.654-666
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breastfeeding, complementary feeding, infant, food, IRON-DEFICIENCY, MILK, DIAGNOSIS, DURATION, BABY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate how breastfeeding and complementary nutrition practices of mothers of 0-24-month-old children comply with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for infant and young child feeding and to compare the results with selected demographic parameters related to the mother and child.