Breastfeeding in rural China: Association between knowledge, attitudes, and practices

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-385

  Shi, Ling ^a   Zhang, Jingxu ^b   Wang, Yan ^b   Guyer, Bernard ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Practice; Prevalence; Rural China; Sociodemographics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54049138043     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408319157     Document Type: Article

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