Early cessation of breastfeeding and the associated factors among mothers with children aged 2 to 3 years in rural Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Breast milk is the first natural food for babies. It has nutritional, immunological, developmental, psychological, societal and environmental advantages. Failing to feed children for twenty-four months has so many negative consequences to children. Though studies have well docume...

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Main Authors: Kidus Temesgen, Eshetu Andarge, Teshale Fikadu, Muluken Bekele, Yilma Chisha, Habtamu Esubalew, Temesgen Mohammed Toma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00681-5