The determinants of exclusive breast feeding in urban slums: A community based study

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-54

  Tiwari, Ranjana ^a   Mahajan, P C ^a,b   Lahariya, Chandrakant ^a,c  

^a G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b JA Group of Hospitals   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Community based study; Determinants; Exclusive breastfeeding; Immunization; India

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CAREGIVER; COLOSTRUM; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; NEWBORN; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 60749102388     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn037     Document Type: Article

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