Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: The PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S ^a,i   Nankabirwa, Victoria ^b,i   Doherty, Tanya ^c,d,i   Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama ^e,i   Nankunda, Jolly ^b,i   Fadnes, Lars Thore ^a   Ekström, Eva Charlotte ^f,i   Ramokolo, Vundli ^c   Meda, Nicolas ^e,i   Sommerfelt, Halvor ^a,h,i   Jackson, Debra ^d,g,i   Tylleskär, Thorkild ^a,i   Tumwine, James K ^b,i   Fadnes, Lars T ⁱ   Falnes, Eli Fjeld ⁱ   Fylkesnes, Knut ⁱ   Klungsøyr, Jørn ⁱ   Nordrehaug Åstrøm, Anne ⁱ   Robberstad, Bjarne ⁱ   Van de Perre, Philippe ⁱ   Nor, Barni ⁱ   Ouedrago, Thomas ⁱ   Rouamba, Jeremi ⁱ   Traoré, Bernadette ⁱ   Traoré, Germain ⁱ   Zabsonré, Emmanuel ⁱ   Karamagi, Charles ⁱ   Ndeezi, Grace ⁱ   Wandera, Margaret ⁱ   Wamani, Henry ⁱ   Kankasa, Chipepo ⁱ   Siuluta, Chafye ⁱ   Siziya, Seter ⁱ   Chopra, Mickey ⁱ   Goga, Ameena E ⁱ   Lombard, Carl ⁱ   Nkonki, Lungiswa ⁱ   Sanders, David ⁱ   Solomons, Wesley ⁱ   Shanmugam, Rebecca ⁱ   Swanevelder, Sonja ⁱ   Zembe, Wanga ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e CENTRE MURAZ   (Burkina Faso)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNICEF   (United States)

^h NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

ⁱ NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Exclusive breastfeeding; Peer counselling; Prelacteal feeding; Trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928747573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-9-19     Document Type: Article

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