Adolphina Adoley Addo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7986772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adolphina Adoley Addo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adolphina Adoley |
| FAMILY NAME | Addo |
| SIGNATURE | ADDO A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
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Breastfeeding (BF) is a crucial step in the path to improving a child's health. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recognized as the best practice to improve a child's physical growth and cognitive development in the first months of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends EBF for 6 months. Family support is an important element to help mothers' adhere to breastfeeding recommendations in Ghana. This study aimed to: (a) understand, at th…
Food insecurity and perceived stress but not HIV infection are independently associated with lower energy intakes among lactating Ghanaian women
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive women living in low-income communities may have difficulty meeting the increased energy requirements that are associated with both lactation and HIV infection. Data on household food security and maternal socio-demographic characteristics, perceived stress, anthropometry, reported illness, dietary intakes and preferences, and exposure to nutrition education were collected from 70 lactating women [16…
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Food insecurity and perceived stress but not HIV infection are independently associated with lower energy intakes among lactating Ghanaian women
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive women living in low-income communities may have difficulty meeting the increased energy requirements that are associated with both lactation and HIV infection. Data on household food security and maternal socio-demographic characteristics, perceived stress, anthropometry, reported illness, dietary intakes and preferences, and exposure to nutrition education were collected from 70 lactating women [16…
Support or Interference
Breastfeeding (BF) is a crucial step in the path to improving a child's health. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recognized as the best practice to improve a child's physical growth and cognitive development in the first months of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends EBF for 6 months. Family support is an important element to help mothers' adhere to breastfeeding recommendations in Ghana. This study aimed to: (a) understand, at th…
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Anthropometry (1 work) · Breastfeeding (1 work) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Dyad (1 work)