OBJECTIVES Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) uptake in Zimbabwe is very low. Given that EBF is a physiological process which transpires in a specific socio-economic milieu, this study investigates the socio-economic factors militating against its uptake. METHODS The study used a mixed research methodology. The concurrent nested model of mixed methods was utilized using one data collection phase,...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide, with potentially severe consequences on child neurodevelopment. Though exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended for 6 months, breast milk has low iron content. This study aimed to estimate the effect of the length of EBF on iron status at 6 - 8 months of age among a cohort of Bolivian infants. METHODS M...

OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of facility-based semi-intensive and home-based intensive counselling in improving exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) in a low-resource urban setting in Kenya. DESIGN A cluster randomized controlled trial in which nine villages were assigned on a 1:1:1 ratio, by computer, to two intervention groups and a control group. The home-based intensive counselling group (...

Exclusively breastfed (EBF) infants have higher weight gain during the first 2 months, and lower thereafter. The explanation for this phenomenon is not clear. Longitudinal data from the Social Medical Survey of Children Attending Child Health Clinics study with a cohort of 2,151 Dutch children were analyzed according to a pattern mixture model. It appears that higher than average growth of EBF ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy and efficacy of two commonly used commercial immobilization systems for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in lung cancer. This retrospective study assessed the efficacy and setup accuracy of two immobilization systems: the Elekta Body Frame (EBF) and the Civco Body Pro-Lok (CBP) in 80 patients evenly divided for each system. A cone ...

BACKGROUND Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the best nutrition for the children during the first 6 months of life, yet despite knowing the clear benefits, the practice of EBF is low. The aim of the study is to determine prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors in Addis Ababa. METHODS A facility based cross-sectional study with internal comparison was conducted amo...

Objective: To evaluate the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and full breastfeeding (FBF) as well as its determinants within a cohort. Methodology: Data were collected in household interviews. The analysis was performed through the estimative of survival curves, using the Kaplan-Meier method. Differences in the curves were evaluated employing the log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards ...

OBJECTIVE To assess breast-feeding (BF) practices and determinants of exclusive BF (EBF) < 4 and < 6 months (mo) among women and infants < 23 mo in the NNS-1999. MATERIAL AND METHODS BF practices from the day and night before the interview were ascertained, and median duration estimated. Determinants of EBF < 4 and < 6 mo were analysed by logistic regression models for complex surveys. RESU...

OBJECTIVES To describe the profile of women with children aged under 4 months living in the Brazilian state capitals and in the Federal District according to their working status and to analyze the influence of maternity leave on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among working women. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with data extracted from the II National Maternal Breastfeeding Prevalenc...

Finite element analysis was used to investigate the effects of the misalignment of the brace flange-to-beam connection point with the link-end stiffener (referred to as the offset in the paper) on the ductility of eccentrically braced frames (EBF). The offset was speculated to be a possible reason for the unexpected EBF failures observed in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake series of...