Maternal nutritional status and child feeding practices: a retrospective study in Santal communities, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India

• Main Authors: Caroline Katharina Stiller (Author), Silvia Konstanze Ellen Golembiewski (Author), Monika Golembiewski (Author), Srikanta Mondal (Author), Hans Konrad Biesalski (Author), Veronika Scherbaum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In West Bengal, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16, undernutrition and anemia are particularly common among scheduled tribe women and children. The purpose of this research is to assess the nutritional status of Adivasi mothers and child feeding patte...