Knowledge, misconceptions, and future intentions towards breastfeeding among female university students in Kuwait

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-366

  Ebrahim, Bader ^a   Al Enezi, Hadeel ^a   Al Turki, Mohammed ^a   Al Turki, Ali ^a   Al Rabah, Fatma ^a   Hammoud, Majeda S ^a   Al Taiar, Abdullah ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; knowledge; Kuwait; misconceptions; students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; KUWAIT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755168613     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334411411163     Document Type: Article

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