The length of breast-feeding and abrupt weaning practices however, are of concern, with one-quarter of infants under two months of age receiving complementary foods. The high prevalence of stunting in the second year of life may be attributed to these practices (Carlot-Tary et al., 1996).
Les pratiques d'alimentation du nouveau-né sont adéquates mais les aliments complémentaires sont introduits trop tôt et le sevrage est brutal (Carlot-Tary et al., 1996).