Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai

In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia. The survey found alarming levels of malnutrition among children—18 percent of the children under three were waste...

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Autores principales: Jayaraman, Anuja, Chanani, Sheila, Waingankar, Anagha, More, Neena Shah, Huestis, Arja, Banthia, Jayant, Pantvaidya, Shanti
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150212
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author Jayaraman, Anuja
Chanani, Sheila
Waingankar, Anagha
More, Neena Shah
Huestis, Arja
Banthia, Jayant
Pantvaidya, Shanti
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Chanani, Sheila
Huestis, Arja
Jayaraman, Anuja
More, Neena Shah
Pantvaidya, Shanti
Waingankar, Anagha
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Chanani, Sheila
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description In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia. The survey found alarming levels of malnutrition among children—18 percent of the children under three were wasted, 25 percent were stunted, and 28 percent were underweight (Aahar 2014).
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spelling CGSpace1502122025-11-06T06:04:24Z Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai Jayaraman, Anuja Chanani, Sheila Waingankar, Anagha More, Neena Shah Huestis, Arja Banthia, Jayant Pantvaidya, Shanti gender undernutrition nutrition policies malnutrition nutrition children food security capacity building In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia. The survey found alarming levels of malnutrition among children—18 percent of the children under three were wasted, 25 percent were stunted, and 28 percent were underweight (Aahar 2014). 2015-12-03 2024-08-01T02:51:01Z 2024-08-01T02:51:01Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150212 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Jayaraman, Anuja; Chanani, Sheila; Waingankar, Anagha; More, Neena Shah; Huestis, Arja; Banthia, Jayant; and Pantvaidya, Shanti. 2015. Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai. POSHAN Implementation Note No. 16. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150212
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undernutrition
nutrition policies
malnutrition
nutrition
children
food security
capacity building
Jayaraman, Anuja
Chanani, Sheila
Waingankar, Anagha
More, Neena Shah
Huestis, Arja
Banthia, Jayant
Pantvaidya, Shanti
Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai
title Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai
title_full Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai
title_fullStr Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai
title_full_unstemmed Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai
title_short Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai
title_sort strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of mumbai
topic gender
undernutrition
nutrition policies
malnutrition
nutrition
children
food security
capacity building
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150212
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