Determinants of Prelacteal Feeding in Rural Northern India

Determinants of Prelacteal Feeding in Rural Northern India

Background: Prelacteal feeding is an underestimated problem in a developing country like India, where infant mortality rate is quite high. The present study tried to find out the factors determining prelacteal feeding in rural areas of north India. Methods: A crosssectional study was conducted amon...

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Main Authors: Manas Pratim Roy, Uday Mohan, Shivendra Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar Singh, Anand Kumar Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Breast feeding
colostrum
infant feeding
prelacteal feeding
rural India
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=5;spage=658;epage=663;aulast=Roy

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