Perception and practices of breastfeeding of infants 0-6 months in an urban and a semi-urban community in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-104

  Ali, Sumera ^a   Ali, Syed Faizan ^a   Imam, Ayesha Mallick ^a   Ayub, Samia ^a   Billoo, Abdul Gaffar ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Colostrums; Demographic factors; Exclusive breastfeeding; Karachi; Pakistan; Prelacteal feeding; Supplemental feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MILK PRODUCTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PAKISTAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SUCKING; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78651245488     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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