The Effect of Breastfeeding Education on Adolescent Beliefs and Attitudes: A Randomized School Intervention in the Canadian Ojibwa Community of Sagkeeng

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-255

  Martens, Patricia J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Ctr Hlth Plcy and Eval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Bottle feeding; Breastfeeding knowledge; First Nation community; Native American; Randomized controlled trial; School intervention; Teen

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BABY FOOD; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; MANITOBA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035436504     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033440101700308     Document Type: Article

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