Infant feeding practices of teenage mothers attending a well-baby clinic in a public hospital in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Objective: This study aimed to determine the breastfeeding practices of urban, predominantly isiZulu speaking, South African teenage mothers, and to examine factors associated with breastfeeding. Study design and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 73 mothers (aged 15 to 19 years) wh...

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Main Authors: S Pillay, W Sibanda, MR Ghuman, A Coutsoudis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2017.1338841