Formula-feeding practice and associated factors among urban and rural mothers with infants 0–6 months of age: a comparative study in Jimma zone Western Ethiopia

Abstract Background Infants are in a state of rapid development and maturation; the growth rate is most rapid during the first 4 to 6 months of life. Few studies indicated that in developing countries including Ethiopia the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding is declining and being replaced by...

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Main Authors: Lakew Abebe, Mamusha Aman, Shifera Asfaw, Hailay Gebreyesus, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Abebe Mamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1789-8