Knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding exclusive breastfeeding of infants younger than 6 months in Mozambique: A qualitative study

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-32

  Arts, Maaike ^a   Geelhoed, Diederike ^b   De Schacht, Caroline ^a   Prosser, Wendy ^c   Alons, Cathrien ^a   Pedro, Avone ^d  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Barriers; Exclusive breastfeeding; Mozambique; Practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOZAMBIQUE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; MOZAMBIQUE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79953864237     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334410390039     Document Type: Article

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