Background: This study assessed the effect of a nutrition education interven- tion aiming to improve the knowledge and practices of under 5 years chil

Background: This study assessed the effect of a nutrition education interven- tion aiming to improve the knowledge and practices of under 5 years child- ren’s mothers on infant and young child feeding in peri urban areas of Bo- bo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. Methods: A total of 243 mothers of children under 5 years in the peri-urban of Bobo-Dioulasso were surveyed before and after the intervention using the FAO questionnaire for infant and young child feeding (IYCF) knowledge and practices...