Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers having infants less than 6 months old, in Bahir Dar, Northwest, Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study, 2017

Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers having infants less than 6 months old, in Bahir Dar, Northwest, Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study, 2017

Abstract Background Breast milk provides all the energy and nutrients that the infant needs for the first 6 months of life. Suboptimal breastfeeding especially lacks exclusive breastfeeding increase risk of severe acute malnutrition by 3.2-fold and major contributory factor for infant child mortalit...

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Main Authors: Amare Belachew, Tilahun Tewabe, Adino Asmare, Desta Hirpo, Banchialem Zeleke, Desalegn Muche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Exclusive breastfeeding practice
Prevalence
Bahir Dar
Northwest Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3877-5

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