Waiting until the mother takes the young infant to the health clinic for immunization is already too late because good child feeding practices have to start at birth. Successful, exclusive breast-feeding takes hold during the first few weeks of a child's life. The specific messages should also be included in the formal education curriculum and a special effort should be made to reach teenage girls even before their first pregnancy. A successful education strategy would have a large payoff in reducing malnutrition in Accra. Download full-text discussion paper .
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