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Qualitative Studies of Infant and Young Child Feeding in Lower-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Dietary Patterns.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exploring factors influencing complementary feeding practices in Asia from parents' and caregivers' perspectives: A qualitative systematic review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026Pooled it
- The Association of Formula Protein Content and Growth in Early Infancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Dietary Patterns in Children Under 24 Months of Age: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Poor Water Quality and Food Insecurity in Ecuador: Disparities in Exposure and Associations With Young Child Feeding Practices.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Exploring the role of maternal routine and problem-solving actions in promoting child health and nutrition in Kenyan drylands: a qualitative study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Study on TPB-Based Factors for Breastfeeding Cessation in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the Early Postpartum Period.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- Mapping how responsibility for poor diets is framed in the United Kingdom: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Exploring Multiple Barriers to Proper Child Feeding Practices in Rural Districts of Ethiopia.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
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- Social realities in remote villages: Infant and young child feeding in Kirewa, Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Mothers' knowledge and practices on breastfeeding and complementary feeding in an urban slum area and rural area in Kenya: A cross-sectional interview study.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2023Article
- Attitudes, beliefs and social norms regarding infant and young child feeding among Nigerian mothers, fathers and grandmothers across time.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Article
- Determinants of egg consumption by infants and young children in Ethiopia.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- Parental perceptions of the food environment and their influence on food decisions among low-income families: a rapid review of qualitative evidence.BMC public health · 2022Review
- Experience of care of hospitalized newborns and young children and their parents: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among Haitian children under 6 months of age.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022Article
- Exploring attributions of causality for child undernutrition: Qualitative analysis in Lusaka, Zambia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Qualitative, longitudinal exploration of coping strategies and factors facilitating infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in rural Rwanda.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Complementary Feeding and Child Undernutrition in the Vakinankaratra Region of Madagascar: A Mixed-Methods Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
Continued high rates of both under- and over-nutrition in low- and low-middle-income countries highlight the importance of understanding dietary practices such as early and exclusive breastfeeding, and dietary patterns such as timely, appropriate complementary feeding-these behaviors are rooted in complex cultural ecologies. A systematic review and synthesis of available qualitative research related to infant and young child dietary patterns and practices from the perspective of parents and families in low income settings is presented, with a focus on barriers and facilitators to achieving international recommendations. Data from both published and grey literature from 2006 to 2016 was included in the review. Quality assessment consisted of two phases (Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) guidelines and assessment using GRADE-CERQual), followed by synthesis of the studies identified, and subsequent thematic analysis and interpretation. The findings indicated several categories of both barriers and facilitators, spanning individual and system level factors. The review informs efforts aimed at improving child health and nutrition, and represents the first such comprehensive review of the qualitative literature, uniquely suited to understanding complex behaviors leading to infant and young child dietary patterns.
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