Water, Koko, and Appetite: Complementary Feeding Practices in Kumasi, Ghana (English)

Document Type

Qualitative Research Studies

Publication Topic(s)

Nutrition

Country(s)

Ghana

Language

English

Author(s)

Paula Davis, Eva Tagoe-Darko and Altreana Mukuria, MEASURE DHS+, ORC Macro, Calverton, Maryland, USA

Publication Date

September 2003

Publication ID

QRS6

Abstract:

The study of complementary feeding of infants in two sites in the Kumasi area of Ghana examined the interaction between mother and child among well nourished and malnourished children 3-18 months old. A combination of structured observations, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions were used to collect information from 91 mothers. Mothers with well nourished children had far more help from family members for child care than did mothers with malnourished children.