Pre-lacteal feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers with children under the age of two years in Dubti town, Afar region, North East Ethiopia: a community based mixed study design
BackgroundPre-lacteal feeding prevents the early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding. It is understudied in Afar, a pastoral region in northeast Ethiopia. The study assessed the prevalence of pre-lacteal feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers with children unde...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Global Women's Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2023.1315711/full |