Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Child Care

Child care, in the health context, refers to the care, feeding, protection, and clinical services that support the survival, growth, and development of infants and young children. It spans infant and young-child feeding and complementary feeding, immunisation, the prevention and management of common childhood illnes…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 92× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Child care, in the health context, refers to the care, feeding, protection, and clinical services that support the survival, growth, and development of infants and young children. It spans infant and young-child feeding and complementary feeding, immunisation, the prevention and management of common childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea, nutritional support, and the broader maternal and child health services that safeguard early development. Effective child care depends on caregiver knowledge and practices, parental and especially male involvement, access to preventive and curative services, and integration with national health systems, particularly in settings with a high burden of under-five morbidity. Research in this area examines complementary feeding practices among under-five children, male involvement in routine child immunisation, the prevalence and determinants of diarrhoea in young children, and the role of maternal beliefs in infant feeding. Further work addresses home use of oral rehydration salts during acute childhood diarrhoea, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on caregiving and child health, and barriers and facilitators to community-delivered maternal and child health care. Studies draw on cross-sectional surveys, behavioural models, and qualitative inquiry across diverse low- and middle-income settings. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the health, feeding, and care of infants and young children.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 92 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Child Care, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Patient Care and Services.

Journal editorial board
Malgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz · Poland Sheyda Najafi · United States

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