Impact of working status on breastfeeding in Singapore: Evidence from the National Breastfeeding Survey 2001

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 424-430

  Ong, Gary ^a   Yap, Mabel ^b   Foo, Ling Li ^b   Tai, Bee Choo ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Health Promotion Board   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Exclusive breastfeeding; Motivating factors; Working status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SAMPLE SIZE; SURVIVAL RATE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 25144440433     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki030     Document Type: Article

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