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Colostrum Avoidance, Prelacteal Feeding And Late Breast-Feeding Initiation In Rural Northern Ethiopia, Nikki Lynn Rogers, Jemilla Abdi, Dennis Moore, Sarah Nd'iangui, Linda J. Smith, Andrew J. Carlson, Dennis Carlson
Colostrum Avoidance, Prelacteal Feeding And Late Breast-Feeding Initiation In Rural Northern Ethiopia, Nikki Lynn Rogers, Jemilla Abdi, Dennis Moore, Sarah Nd'iangui, Linda J. Smith, Andrew J. Carlson, Dennis Carlson
Population and Public Health Sciences Faculty Publications
Objective
To identify specific cultural and behavioural factors that might be influenced to increase colostrum feeding in a rural village in Northern Ethiopia to improve infant health.
Design
Background interviews were conducted with six community health workers and two traditional birth attendants. A semi-structured tape-recorded interview was conducted with twenty mothers, most with children under the age of 5 years. Variables were: parental age and education; mother's ethnicity; number of live births and children's age; breast-feeding from birth through to weaning; availability and use of formula; and descriptions of colostrum v. other stages of breast milk. Participant interviews were …
Ethical Issues In Global Health Education, David Barnard, T. Thuy Bui, Jack Chase, Evaleen Jones, Scott Loeliger, Anvar Velji, Mary T. White
Ethical Issues In Global Health Education, David Barnard, T. Thuy Bui, Jack Chase, Evaleen Jones, Scott Loeliger, Anvar Velji, Mary T. White
Population and Public Health Sciences Faculty Publications
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