Comparing Indigenous and public health infant feeding recommendations in Peru: opportunities for optimizing intercultural health policies

Comparing Indigenous and public health infant feeding recommendations in Peru: opportunities for optimizing intercultural health policies

Abstract Background The problem of childhood undernutrition in low-income countries persists despite long-standing efforts by local governmental and international development agencies. In order to address this problem, the Peruvian Ministry of Health has focused on improving access to primary health...

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Main Authors: Madalena Monteban, Valeria Yucra Velasquez, Benedicta Yucra Velasquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
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Infant feeding
Breastfeeding
Ethnomedicine
Intercultural health
Public health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0271-2

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