Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 33-40 , January 2010

Food and Personal Hygiene Perceptions and Practices among Caregivers Whose Children Have Diarrhea: A Qualitative Study of Urban Mothers in Tangerang, Indonesia

  • Avita A. Usfar, DrScHum

      Affiliations

    • Danone Institute Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Avita A. Usfar, Dr.sc.hum, Danone Institute Indonesia, Cawang Kencana Bldg, 4th fl, Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo Kav. 22, Jakarta 13630, Indonesia; Phone: +(62-21) 80888123; Fax +(62-21) 8011335
    • ,
  • Dwi N. Iswarawanti, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Tropical Medicine and Public Health (TROPMED) Regional Center for Community Nutrition, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
    • ,
  • Devy Davelyna, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Currently self-employed
    • ,
  • Drupadi Dillon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Tropical Medicine and Public Health (TROPMED) Regional Center for Community Nutrition, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

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doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.03.003

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 33-40 , January 2010

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