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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Nutrition |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1058134/full |