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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Despite the importance of multiple psychosocial factors on nutrition-related behavior, very few studies have explored beyond the role of mothers’ knowledge and perception of child-focused outcomes on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in ...
Constance A. Gewa, Joan Chepkemboi
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020 Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. A qualitative study was conducted to assess the factors that influence the practice of exclusive breastfeeding amongst mothers attending Wajir ...
Mahat Jimale Mohamed +2 more
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Factors Affecting Thai Fathers’ Self-Efficacy to Support Exclusive Breastfeeding
Nursing Reports, 2023 Background: Breastfeeding is the ideal approach for feeding infants and is an important public health consideration. Successful exclusive breastfeeding initiation and duration is influenced by fathers’ support.
Preeyakamon Krikitrat +5 more
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Exclusive breastfeeding: measurement and indicators [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2014 This paper describes how exclusive breastfeeding has been measured and the indicators for it that have been created to track change over time. It shows that the most common indicator, created by WHO, and based on "current status" measurements, tends to be interpreted in ways that exaggerate how common exclusive breastfeeding is.
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2018 Background Since 2005, the national policy on breastfeeding in Sri Lanka is exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months, as recommended by World Health Organization.
Himali Erandathie Ratnayake +1 more
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Promoting the practice of exclusive breastfeeding: a philosophic scoping review
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life and continued breastfeeding for 2 years. The global rate of exclusive breastfeeding is low at 33%.
Tumilara Busayo Amoo +2 more
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Jurnal Promkes: The Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Health Education, 2021 Background: Health promotion is an effort to improve the society's ability in order to make people empower themselves. Exclusive breastfeeding/ASI eksklusif is the practice of giving breast milk to infants for the first six months of life (without any ...
Meita Tyas Nugrahaeni, Oedojo Soedirham
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Determinants of early breastfeeding initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in Colombia [PDF]
Public Health Nutrition, 2019 AbstractObjective:To identify modifiable risk factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Colombia.Design:Cross-sectional study from the 2010 Colombia nationally representative Demographic Health Survey (DHS).
Sheridan, Finnie +2 more
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Women’s Satisfaction with Breastfeeding and Risk of Exclusive Breastfeeding Interruption
Nutrients, 2023 This prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the association between women’s satisfaction with breastfeeding at 1 month post-partum and the risk of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) interruption before 6 months. 287 mother–infant dyads randomly selected from two maternity hospitals were followed from birth to 24 months of infant’s age.
Agnes Meire Branco Leria Bizon +2 more
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Journal of Health (JOH), 2017 Background : Exclusive breastfeeding is the infant only breastmilk alone were given no food or liquid other than drugs, vitamins, and minerals. Primiparous mothers lack of knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding is good general, the definition of ...
Endah Puji Astuti, Fara Adhiba
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