Intention toward optimal breastfeeding among expecting mothers in Angul district of Odisha, India

This paper aims to assess the prenatal breastfeeding intention and its predictors in Odisha, a state in India. Data were collected from 218 rural pregnant women of Angul district of Odisha, India in 2012. About 33% of the women lacked the intention to exclusively breastfeed their babies for 6 months...

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Main Authors: Deepanjali Behera, Anil Kumar Kuttappan Pillai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2016;volume=60;issue=1;spage=81;epage=85;aulast=Behera