TY - RPRT AU - Davis, Paula AU - Tagoe-Darko, Eva AU - Mukuria, Altrena CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Water, koko, and appetite: Complementary feeding practices in Kumasi, Ghana T2 - DHS Qualitative Research Studies No. 6 PB - ORC Macro PY - 2003 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/QRS6/QRS6.pdf AB - The study of complementary feeding of infants in two sites in the Kumasi area of Ghana examined the interaction between mother and child among well nourished and malnourished children 3-18 months old. A combination of structured observations, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions were used to collect information from 91 mothers. Mothers with well nourished children had far more help from family members for child care than did mothers with malnourished children. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. This report presents findings from a qualitative study conducted as a follow-up to the 1998 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). ORC Macro coordinated this activity and provided technical assistance. Funding was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Africa Bureau. This publication was made possible through support provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of Contract No. HRN-C-00-97-00019- 00. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID. Additional information about the MEASURE DHS+ project may be obtained from MEASURE DHS+, ORC Macro, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705 (telephone: 301-572-0200; fax: 301-572-0999; email: reports@orcmacro.com) ER -