Cultural factors and social support related to breastfeeding among immigrant mothers in Taipei City, Taiwan

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-48

  Chen, Tzu Ling ^a   Tai, Chen Jei ^b,c   Chu, Yu Roo ^d   Han, Kuo Chiang ^e   Lin, Kuan Chia ^a   Chien, Li Yin ^f  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Beitou District Health Center   (Taiwan)

^e Neihu District Health Center   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Culture; Immigrant mothers; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; VIET NAM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953846088     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334410376519     Document Type: Article

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