Child feeding practices in a rural Western Kenya community
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Child feeding practices in a rural Western Kenya community
Background: Breastfeeding is nearly universal in Kenya. However, supplementation of breast milk starts too early, thereby exposing the infants to diarrhoea and other infections. Despite the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) of exclusive breastfeeding (EB) from birth to six months, EB is rare and poorly timed and complementary feeding (CF) practices are still common. The stud...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2071-2936,2071-2928
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v1i1.15