Tackling poverty through private sector microcredit programs in Ghana : does infant and young child nutrition improve?
2012
Friesen, Valerie M. | School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University
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Show more [+] Less [-]Private sector activities such as microcredit (MC) may play a role in improving the diet of infants and young children in Ghana; however, added nutrition education may be necessary to see improvements in child growth. Participants included 102 active microcredit member mothers and 102 non-microcredit (NMC) member mothers and their youngest child (6-23 mo). Long-term partnerships between rural banks and nutrition-related organizations are needed to ensure sustainability of education components over time.
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