Breastfeeding as a Time-Varying–Time-Dependent Factor for Birth Spacing: Multivariate Models with Validations and Predictions
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Breastfeeding as a time-varying-time-dependent factor for birth spacing: multivariate models with validations and predictions.
Data used in the present study are from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-I) 1992-93 (International Institute for Population Sciences 1995), India. Our study has developed Cox model analyses to see the effect of breastfeeding as a time-varying and time-dependent factor on birth spacing. While it is acknowledged that breastfeeding has a protective effect on birth spacing, such analysis of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Health & Population
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1929-6541
DOI: 10.12927/whp.2012.22857