Individual and community-level factors associated with introduction of prelacteal feeding in Ethiopia
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Individual and community-level factors associated with introduction of prelacteal feeding in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND Ethiopia is a country with low optimal breast feeding practice, and prelacteal feeding is still a norm. Introduction of prelacteal feeding is a known barrier for optimal breast feeding practices. However, knowledge on determinants of introduction of prelacteal feeding is minimal. This study aimed to identify the effects of individual and community-level factors in the introduction of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-016-0117-0