Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Kware, Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 518-523

  Oche, M O ^a   Umar, A S ^a   Ahmed, H ^a  

^a Usmanu Danfodiyo University   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Knowledge Practice; Kware; Mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFANT; INTERVIEW; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861325161     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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