Effectiveness of an intervention to improve breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes among fifth-grade children in Brazil

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-332

  Bottaro, Silvania M ^a,c   Giugliani Elsa R J , E R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL DO NOROESTE DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Intervention programs; Promotion; School age children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 68649112369     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409337248     Document Type: Article

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