Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan

Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan

Afghanistan has high rates of malnutrition and a high infant mortality rate of 77/1000 births. Infant and young child feeding practices are a key determinant of malnutrition in Afghanistan, and thus far, relatively little attention has been given...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ANTENATAL CARE BABY BASIC EDUCATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS BREASTFEEDING CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COUNSELING COUNSELORS DEATHS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER ELDERLY EXISTING CAPACITY EXTENDED FAMILY FACT SHEET FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SUPPORT FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH POSTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOME HEALTH VISITS HOMES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBANDS ILLITERACY ILLNESS ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANTS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE BASE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAWS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MASS COMMUNICATION MIDWIFE MIDWIFERY MIDWIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHERS NEWBORNS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR HEALTH POSTERS POSTNATAL CARE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE WATER SANITATION SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAININGS VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19402486/afghanistan-enhancing-skills-improved-infant-young-child-nutrition-baby-friend-village-approach-takhar-province-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18699

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19402486/afghanistan-enhancing-skills-improved-infant-young-child-nutrition-baby-friend-village-approach-takhar-province-case-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18699