Breast feeding practices in urban and rural health centres: Impact of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in ILE-IFE, Nigeria

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-125

  Ojofeitimi, E O ^a   Esimai, O A ^a   Owolabi, O O ^a   Oluwabusi, ^a   Olaobaju, O F ^a   Olanuga, T O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding initiative; Education; Location; exclusive breast feeding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; NURSERY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MILK, HUMAN; NIGERIA; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033655030     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600001400204     Document Type: Article

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