Determinants of infant feeding choices by Zambian mothers: A mixed quantitative and qualitative study

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-159

  Chisenga, Molly ^a   Siame, Joshua ^a   Baisley, Kathy ^b   Kasonka, Lackson ^a   Filteau, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; HIV; Infant; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITION POLICY; WEANING; ZAMBIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79952747716     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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