This article was published in the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition in April 2021. Abstract ‘Growing‐up milks’ (GUMs)—breast‐milk substitutes targeted for young children (aged 12–36 months)—are commonly consumed in Indonesia. The World Health Assembly has stated that GUMs are not necessary for proper growth and development, and recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared that such…
My ARCH colleagues’ latest findings in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal reveals some good news that the prevalence of mother-child dyads suffering from coexisting multiple burdens of malnutrition is still relatively low. A little over 8 percent in their study sample were an overweight mother with an undernourished child (“double burden”), and only about 3 percent were…
This technical brief (in Nepali) provides an estimate of the prevalence of double and triple burden of malnutrition among mothers and young children in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Factors associated with intra-household double and triple burden of malnutrition are explored. Access the brief in English. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International (HKI). (2021). Factors associated with intra-household…
This technical brief provides an estimate of the prevalence of double and triple burden of malnutrition among mothers and young children in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Factors associated with intra-household double and triple burden of malnutrition are explored. Access the brief in Nepali. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International (HKI). (2021). Factors associated with intra-household double and…
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This brief provides data on the prevalence of breastfeeding and breast-milk substitute use among mothers of children less than three years of age in Bandung City, Indonesia. The study also explores the motivating factors that influence mothers to breastfeed and/or provide breast-milk substitutes. Access the brief in English. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International (HKI). (2021).…
This brief provides data on the prevalence of breastfeeding and breast-milk substitute use among mothers of children less than three years of age in Bandung City, Indonesia. The study also explores the motivating factors that influence mothers to breastfeed and/or provide breast-milk substitutes. Access the brief in Bahasa Indonesia. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International (HKI).…
This is an executive summary of a report on the level of declared sugar content and nutritional quality based on the label analysis of growing-up milks (GUMs) launched in Indonesia between January 2017 and May 2019. The full report (in Bahasa Indonesia) is available here. The technical brief (in Bahasa Indonesia) on this research is…
This is an executive summary of a report on the level of declared sugar content and nutritional quality based on the label analysis of growing-up milks (GUMs) launched in Indonesia between January 2017 and May 2019. The full report is available here. The technical brief on this research is available here. Access the executive summary…
