A multilevel model for the study of breastfeeding determinants in Brazil

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-327

  Wenzel, Daniela ^a   Ocaña Riola, Ricardo ^b   Maroto Navarro, Gracia ^b   De Souza, Sônia Buongermino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Determinants; Hierarchical (multilevel) analysis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL AGE; MODEL; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149491135     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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