Caregiver Feeding Behaviors and Their Relation to Growth and Dietary Diversity in Rural Bangladesh: An ancillary study of women and children participating in the JiVitA-4 complementary food supplementation trial

Type Thesis or Dissertation - Doctor of Philosophy
Title Caregiver Feeding Behaviors and Their Relation to Growth and Dietary Diversity in Rural Bangladesh: An ancillary study of women and children participating in the JiVitA-4 complementary food supplementation trial
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2017
URL https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/40887/CHOWDHURY-DISSERTATION-2017.pdf?s​equence=1&isAllowed=y
Abstract
Background: Variations in child growth are explained by a myriad of factors including
nutrition, hygiene and other environmental determinants. Feeding behaviors (responsive
and non-responsive) are known to influence the development of eating behaviors and
subsequent nutritional status. Limited knowledge exists about how responsive and nonresponsive
feeding behaviors in rural Bangladesh may influence child dietary intake and
growth.
Objective: This dissertation research aims to characterize young child feeding in rural
northwestern Bangladesh, and assess the relationship between caregiver feeding
behaviors and diet and growth at 24 months.

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