Mother, Infant, and Household Factors Associated with the Type of Food Infants Receive in Developing Countries

[摘要] Objectives: We explore the complex factors associated with infant feeding by analyzing what mother, infant, and household factors are associated with the types of food given to infants. We seek to quantify associations in order to inform public health policy about the importance of target populations for infant feeding programs.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] infant feeding practices;determinants of feeding;developing countries;nutrition;infant feeding policy