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Granting Exclusive Breastfeeding Certificate to Increase Maternal Motivation for Exclusive Breastfeeding

Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have recommended exclusive breastfeeding, but there are still mothers who do not provide exclusive breastfeeding. In 2018, its number was only 37.
Dian Nurafifah, Ratih Indah Kartikasari, Ihda Mauliyah, Andri Tri Kusumaningrum   +3 more
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Exclusive Breastfeeding

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2023
This study aimed to examine individual barriers and supports to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and identify potential policy and programmatic interventions in Oman, where less than a quarter of Omani infants under six months are exclusively breastfed.A cross-sectional barrier analysis (BA) was carried out among a purposive sample of Omani women who were
Al-Ghannami, Samia, Al-Mamari, Salima, Chekaraou, Danielle, Abla, Caroline, Al-Ghmmari, Ibtisam, Al-Ajmi, Amna, Al-Shammkhi, Saleh, Al-Balushi, Ruqaiya M., Al-Mamari, Fatma, Mabry, Ruth M.   +9 more
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Enablers and inhibitors of exclusive breastfeeding: perspectives from mothers and health workers in Accra, Ghana

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2022
Background Despite the health and economic benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, there is evidence of a decline globally and in Ghana. Previous studies addressing this problem are mostly quantitative with only a few of such studies using qualitative or ...
Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Samuel N. A. Codjoe, Fidelia A. A. Dake, Mumuni Abu   +3 more
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CORRELATION BETWEEN MOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN KEDIRI

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, 2022
Background: The coverage rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is still relatively low from the achievement of the national target. Kabupaten Kediri  decreased in exclusive breastfeeding coverage from 62.4% to 56.3%. Kecamatan Ringinrejo is one of
Wafirotul Rizqi Hasanah, Dominicus Husada, Esti Yunitasari   +2 more
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The financial need of feeding infants for the first six months of life in West Java Province of Indonesia and the implications of socioeconomic and mental health factors

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023
Background In Indonesia, nearly half of all children aged less than six months were not exclusively breastfed in 2017. This study aimed to compare the cost of providing direct or indirect exclusive breastfeeding 0–6 months, partial exclusive ...
Riki Relaksana, Adhadian Akbar, Estro Dariatno Sihaloho, Dani Ferdian, Adiatma YM Siregar   +4 more
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Psychometric testing of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale to measure exclusive breastfeeding in African American women: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundIn United States, African American women are the least likely group to breastfeed exclusively compared with Hispanic and non-Hispanic White women.
Tumilara Aderibigbe, Tumilara Aderibigbe, Stephen Walsh, Wendy A. Henderson, Wendy A. Henderson, Ruth F. Lucas, Ruth F. Lucas   +6 more
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The Relationship between Mother's Knowledge of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Exclusive Breastfeeding

Journal for Quality in Public Health, 2022
Breastfeeding can reduce child mortality globally by 10% each year. Based on data obtained from the results of a preliminary study on November 16, 2021, the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in the working area of ​​the Sukorame Community Health Center, Kediri City, consisted of 25 infants aged < 6 months, 17 infants were exclusively breastfed ...
null Dhita Kris Prasetyanti, null Eko Winarti, null Putri Riga Sefika, null Anita Nuril Fadila, null Palupi   +4 more
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Maternal, Infant Characteristics, Breastfeeding Techniques, and Initiation: Structural Equation Modeling Approaches. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among maternal and infant characteristics, breastfeeding techniques, and exclusive breastfeeding initiation in different modes of birth using structural equation modeling approaches.We examined a ...
Ying Lau, Tha Pyai Htun, Peng Im Lim, Sarah Ho-Lim, Piyanee Klainin-Yobas   +4 more
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Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2002
: Although the health benefits of breastfeeding are widely acknowledged, opinions and recommendations are strongly divided on the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Much of the debate has centered on the so-called 'weanling's dilemma' in developing countries: the choice between the known protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding against ...
Michael S, Kramer, Ritsuko, Kakuma
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Global trends in exclusive breastfeeding [PDF]

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2012
Infant and young child feeding is critical for child health and survival. Proportion of infants 0-5 months who are fed exclusively with breast milk is a common indicator used for monitoring and evaluating infant and young child feeding in a given country and region.
Cai Xiaodong, Wardlaw Tessa, Brown David W   +2 more
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