Estimating the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding with data from household surveys: Measurement issues and options

The importance of breastfeeding for infant and maternal health is well established. The World Health Organization recommends that all infants be exclusively breastfed until they reach 6 months of age. The standard indicator to measure adherence to this criterion is the percentage of children aged 0–...

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Main Authors: Thomas W. Pullum, Karleen Gribble, Seema Mihrshahi, Bindi Borg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1058134/full