Impact of a food-based approach to improve iron nutrition of at-risk infants in northern Canada

We evaluated the impact of a food-based approach in promoting iron-rich complementary feeding for mothers with infants at-risk for iron deficiency anemia (IDA). A repeat cross-sectional design was used to assess the impact of communication strategies to disseminate key messages promoting iron-rich complementary food. Two groups of mothers with infants, aged 7–10 months, at Time 1 (n = 32; response rate = 64%) and Time 2 (n = 22; response rate =...