Breastfeeding perceptions in communities in Mangochi district in Malawi

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-372

  Kamudoni, Pr ^a   Maleta, K ^b   Shi, Z ^a,c   De Paoli, Mm ^a,d   Holmboe Ottesen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c Jiangsu Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Malawi; Mothers; Significant others; Stopping exclusive breastfeeding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; CRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249134148     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01603.x     Document Type: Article

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