Estimating the rate and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers in Southern Ghana

Estimating the rate and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers in Southern Ghana

Abstract Background The health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding practices in both the short and long term accrue to breastfed infants, mothers, families and the society at large. Despite the evidence of these benefits and adoption of various World Health Organization (WHO) strategies on promotion...

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Main Authors: Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Alberta Amu, David Etsey Akpakli, John E. Williams, Margaret Gyapong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Child health
Demographic surveillance
Dodowa
Ghana
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-0253-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-0253-6

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