Improving breastfeeding practices on a broad scale at the community level: Success stories from Africa and Latin America

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-354

  Quinn, Victoria J ^a   Guyon, Agnès B ^a   Schubert, Joan W ^a   Stone Jiménez, Maryanne ^a   Hainsworth, Michael D ^a   Martin, Luann H ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Breastfeeding; Community; Infant and young child feeding; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23244440899     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334405278383     Document Type: Article

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