Breastfeeding trends in the Philippines, 1973 and 1983

This paper examines comparable national surveys of breastfeeding from the Philippines carried out in 1973 and 1983. The probability of breastfeeding at selected infant ages is estimated, using the weighted life table. The conclusions are that a 5 per cent decline in the proportion of infants ever br...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1989-01, Vol.79 (1), p.32-35
Hauptverfasser:	Popkin, B M, Akin, J S, Flieger, W, Wong, E L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Breast Feeding Breastfeeding & lactation Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Infant Infant Care - trends Infant, Newborn Maternal, fetal and perinatal monitoring Medical sciences Philippines Prevention and actions Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Socioeconomic Factors Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...) Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper examines comparable national surveys of breastfeeding from the Philippines carried out in 1973 and 1983. The probability of breastfeeding at selected infant ages is estimated, using the weighted life table. The conclusions are that a 5 per cent decline in the proportion of infants ever breast-fed occurred during the referenced period, and that median length of breastfeeding remained essentially the same.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.79.1.32