Factors influencing breastfeeding exclusivity during the first 6 months of life in developing countries: A quantitative and qualitative systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 433-451

  Balogun, Olukunmi Omobolanle ^a   Dagvadorj, Amarjagal ^b,c   Anigo, Kola Mathew ^d   Ota, Erika ^c   Sasaki, Satoshi ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barriers; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding support; Developing countries; Exclusive breastfeeding; Facilitators

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; FEMALE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 84942550976     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12180     Document Type: Review

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