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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1991 37(3):111-115; doi:10.1093/tropej/37.3.111
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Infant Feeding and Growth in Rural Ghana: Is the Use of the Traditional Fermented Porridge a Case for Early Supplementation?

M. A. Armar-Klemesu*, E. F. Wheeler**, L. A. Brakohiapa* and S. Yamamoto***

*Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana Legon, Ghana
**Centre for Human Nutrition, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BT
***Department of Nutrition, Ryukyus University Medical School 207 Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan

Thirty infants were studied longitudinally for 6 months. Breast milk and intakes of supplements were measured at the first and third months post-partum. Mode of feeding, morbidity, and weights were recorded monthly. Variations in growth were found to be related to levels of breast milk intakes, and timely and effective supplementation with the traditional weaning porridge prepared from fermented maize dough. No diarrhoeal incidence was recorded before 3 months. It is suggested that coupled with true demand breast feeding, the traditional weaning porridge could adequately support growth if introduced on time, even when breast milk intakes are less than optimal.


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