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Using an Infant Child Feeding Index to Assess Nutritional Status in Children under 5 Years Living in Rural Area, Ferlo, Senegal

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Sougou NM, Sougou AS, Diouf JB, Faye A, Boetch G, Leye MM¹ Bassoum O, Diongue M, Seck I, Tal-Dia A

Introduction: The complementary diet of young children breastfed constitutes one of the main determinants of their health in the developing world. The use of composite dietary indicators has long been used and described in the literature. In a context of food insecurity, these indicators could be used to improve the nutritional status of children. The main of this study is to study the use of a composite index of food, the Infant Child Feeding index (ICFI) comparing it with the food practices and modalities of anthropometric growth in children living in semi-arid Sahel rural country part in Senegal. Materials and methods: We made a transversal study with analytical aim in May 2017 in Widou Thiengholi. The sampling was carried out according to the Schwartz formula with the basis of calcu... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000232

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