title: Tackling infant malnutrition in The Gambia.
abstract: Malnutrition is common among young children in developing countries. Often it is caused by poor infant weaning practices. Karen Hoare describes a community-based infant weaning programme in The Gambia which adapted local foods to improve nutritional content. The project also resulted in the development of a simple but effective demonstration kit.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoare
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003150:Community Health Workers; D005714:Gambia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D009753:Nutritive Value; D014886:Weaning