The roles of social networks and social support on breastfeeding practices in Nigeria

Background: The global prevalence of early breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding, and avoidance of prelacteal feeding has remained below the recommendations by the World Health Organization. Nigeria has the lowest rates of exclusive breastfeeding and the highest rates of prelacteal feedi...

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Main Authors: Emeka P Agudile, Cassandra A Okechukwu, Subu V Subramanian, Alan C Geller, Ana Langer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
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Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2020;volume=25;issue=2;spage=57;epage=69;aulast=Agudile