Perceptions of caregivers about health and nutritional problems and feeding practices of infants: A qualitative study on exclusive breast-feeding in Kwale, Kenya

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Matsuyama, Akiko ^a   Karama, Mohamed ^b   Tanaka, Junichi ^a   Kaneko, Satoshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Exclusive breast feeding; Insufficient breast milk; Local etiology; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878249176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-525     Document Type: Article

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