Cultural barriers to exclusive breastfeeding by mothers in a rural area of Cameroon, Africa

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-328

  Kakute, Peter Nwenfu ^a   Ngum, John ^a   Mitchell, Pat ^a   Kroll, Kathryn A ^a   Forgwei, Gideon Wangnkeh ^a   Keming Ngwang, Lillian ^a   Meyer, Dorothy J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cameroon; Child nutrition; Cultural characteristics; Cultural diversity; Exclusive breastfeeding; HIV; Infant nutrition; United Republic of Cameroon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CAMEROON; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 20944436785     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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