Factors associated with nonexclusive breastfeeding in 5 east and Southeast Asian countries: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-257

  Senarath, Upul ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^b   Agho, Kingsley E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian women; breastfeeding barriers; breastfeeding practices; exclusive breastfeeding; infant feeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; ASIA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 77955879906     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409357562     Document Type: Article

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