Indicators: Indicators for assessing IYCF practices. Conclusions of a concensus meeting held 6-8 Nov 2007, Washington
Author: Concensus meeting
Year: 2007
Resource type: Meetings and Workshops
This document presents 8 core and 7 optimal indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 0-<24 months of age. It includes an update of indicators presented in the WHO/UNICEF document Indicators for assessing breastfeeding practices (1991), as well as important new indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 6-<24 months of age. It reflects the conclusions of a consensus meeting hosted by WHO in Washington in November 2007. The indicators will be finalized in 2008.
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Concensus meeting (2007). Indicators: Indicators for assessing IYCF practices. Conclusions of a concensus meeting held 6-8 Nov 2007, Washington. www.ennonline.net/iycfindicatorsmeeting2007