Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among women in Kigoma region, Western Tanzania: A community based cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nkala, Tiras E ^a   Msuya, Sia E ^a,b  

^a TUMAINI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Exclusive breastfeeding; Mixed feeding; Predictors; Prevalence; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655128642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-6-17     Document Type: Article

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