Infant feeding practices in Bombay slums.
Indian Pediatr
;
1994 Sep; 31(9): 1083-7
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-9461
ABSTRACT
A study was conducted in two slum areas in a Bombay suburb covering a total population of 4879. One hundred and fifty-three mothers having children below two years were interviewed. Ninety six per cent infants below the age of 4 months received breast milk, though exclusive breastfeeding was practised only in 37% infants. Timely complementary feeding rate was only 0.48. Twenty three per cent of mothers used bottle for administration of supplementary food or water. Only 15.7% of mothers used commercial milk formula and 8.5% used commercial weaning food.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Pobreza
/
Población Suburbana
/
Destete
/
Alimentación con Biberón
/
Lactancia Materna
/
Femenino
/
Humanos
/
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
/
India
/
Lactante
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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