Determinants of breastfeeding indicators among children less than 24 months of age in Tanzania: A Secondary analysis of the 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Victor, Rose ^a   Baines, Surinder K ^a   Agho, Kingsley E ^b   Dibley, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84873458576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001529     Document Type: Review

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