Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Timor-Leste: Findings from demographic and health survey 2009-2010

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1691-1700

  Khanal, Vishnu ^a   da Cruz, Jonia Lourenca Nunes Brites ^b   Karkee, Rajendra ^c   Lee, Andy H ^d  

^a Sanjeevani College of Medical Sciences   (Nepal)

^b Ministry of Health   (Timor-Leste)

^c B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Demographic and health survey; Exclusive breastfeeding; Timor leste

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TIMOR-LESTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; EAST TIMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899156314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6041691     Document Type: Article

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