Breastfeeding patterns, beliefs and attitudes among Kurdish mothers in Diyarbakir, Turkey

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1303-1309

  Saka, Gunay ^a   Ertem, Meliksah ^a   Musayeva, Alida ^b   Ceylan, Ali ^a   Kocturk, Tahire ^c  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Colostrum; Diyarbakir; Kurdish; Mothers

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 27144519245     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510036732     Document Type: Article

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