Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh and its association with diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection: Results of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2003

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Mihrshahi, Seema ^a,b,c   Ichikawa, Naomi ^d,h   Shuaib, Muhammad ^e   Oddy, Wendy ^b,f   Ampon, Rose ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^g   Iqbal Kabir, A K M ^c   Peat, Jennifer K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^d UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^h UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Bangladesh; Breastfeeding; Cluster surveys; Cross sectional studies; Diarrhoea; Infant feeding practices; Infantile

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35348988250     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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