Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and barriers for its continuation up to six months in Kandy district, Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Since 2005, the national policy on breastfeeding in Sri Lanka is exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months, as recommended by World Health Organization. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and barriers for its’ continuation up to 6 mon...

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Main Authors: Himali Erandathie Ratnayake, Dhammica Rowel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-018-0180-y