Traditional Oral Remedies and Perceived Breast Milk Insufficiency Are Major Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe1-3

Traditional Oral Remedies and Perceived Breast Milk Insufficiency Are Major Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe1-3

Only 5.8% of Zimbabwean infants are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 mo of life despite substantial investment in exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) promotion throughout the country. We conducted a survey of 295 mothers of infants

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of nutrition 2014-07, Vol.144 (7), p.1113
Hauptverfasser: Desai, Amy, Mbuya, Mduduzi NN, Chigumira, Ancikaria, Chasekwa, Bernard, Humphrey, Jean H, Moulton, Lawrence H, Pelto, Gretel, Gerema, Grace, Stoltzfus, Rebecca J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Babies
Baby foods
Behavior
Children & youth
Community
Immunization
Likert scale
Mental disorders
Mental health
Milk
Mothers
Nutrition
Studies
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Only 5.8% of Zimbabwean infants are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 mo of life despite substantial investment in exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) promotion throughout the country. We conducted a survey of 295 mothers of infants
ISSN:0022-3166
1541-6100