Breastfeeding practices and child growth outcomes in Haiti: An analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 737-748

  Heidkamp, Rebecca ^a   Ayoya, Mohamed Ag ^b   Teta, Ismael Ngnie ^b   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^c   Marhone, Joseline Pierre ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Ministry of Public Health and Population   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding initiation; Child growth; Health policy; Infant and child nutrition; Low income countries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942519826     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12069     Document Type: Article

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