A Study to Assess the Knowledge of Primi Mothers Regarding Importance of Complementary Feeding at Bhelsai, Khed Taluk
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It reveals that, if the primi mothers are provided with some sort of educational interventions such as information booklets, teaching programs modules on importance of complementary feeding will definitely help them to introduce the complementary feeding at the right time and preventing the children from risking for malnutrition and other deficiency disorders.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijpn.v3i1.264
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