Prelacteal feeding and associated factors among mothers having children less than 24 months of age, in Mettu district, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective Despite prelacteal feeding contravenes with exclusive breastfeeding, it is a prevailing problem in Ethiopia. However, its burden and factors were not investigated in Mettu district. Therefore, the objective of our study was to conduct the burden of prelacteal feeding and its assoc...

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Main Authors: Tarekegn Fekede Wolde, Amare Demsie Ayele, Wubet Worku Takele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4044-3